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Pleading Guilty
by Scott TurowA compelling character in his most accomplished story to date, a partner in a law firm is on the trail of a colleague.
Fathers and Sons
by Ivan S. Turgenev Constance GarnettWhen a young graduate returns home he is accompanied, much to his father and uncle's discomfort, by a strange friend "who doesn't acknowledge any authorities, who doesn't accept a single principle on faith." Turgenev's masterpiece of generational conflict shocked Russian society when it was published in 1862 and continues today to seem as fresh and outspoken as it did to those who first encountered its nihilistic hero. [This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in English language arts in grades 9-10 at http://www.corestandards.org.]
On the Eve
by Ivan S. Turgenev Gilbert GardinerNovel about a Bulgarian hero, by the Russian author.
Cattus Petasatus: The Cat in the Hat in Latin
by Jennifer Morrish Tunberg Terence Tunberg SeussIncludes a Latin-English glossary and a note on the verse form and rhythm.
Still Waters
by Kerry TuckerLibby Kincaid is convinced that her brother Avery's death is not a suicide, so she starts nosing around for the truth.
Derai
by E. C. TubbIf Dumarest would enter the contest on Folgone and win a place of eternal glory for the ancient master of Caldor, he would receive wealth, power and a lovely wife. But the truth was less simple. The wealth was confined to the restricted economy of a feudalistic planet. The power would be the privilege of walking a tightrope between assassination and warfare. The lovely heiress was a psychotic telepath. And finally the contest was "fixed". But did Dumarest really have any other choice?
Forever Foreigners or Honorary Whites? The Asian Ethnic Experience Today
by Mia TuanTuan examines the salience and meaning of ethnicity for later generation Chinese and Japanese Americans, and asks how the racialized ethnic experience differs from the white ethnic experience. She interviewed 95 middle-class Chinese and Japanese Californians and analyzed the importance of ethnic and racial identities, and the concept of becoming a "real" American for both Asian and white ethnics. She asked her subjects about their early memories and experiences with Chinese/Japanese culture, their current lifestyles and emerging cultural practices, their experiences with racism and discrimination, and their attitudes toward current Asian immigration.
Mei-Mei Loves the Morning
by Margaret Holloway TsubakiyamaTsubakiyama's simple story, set in a contemporary city in China, depicts a typical morning in the life of young Mei-Mei and her grandfather. The warm and engaging watercolor illustrations, which are described, bring this intergenerational story to life.
Phineas Finn
by Anthony TrollopeSecond of the 6 Palliser novels, this is the story of an Irish M.P. who asks questions about honesty, independence and parliamentary democracy. Includes notes on the text.
The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin
by Joe TroianoSpookley the Pumpkin was different. All the other pumpkins teased him until Spookley proved that being different can save the day!
Restoration: A Novel of Seventeenth-Century England
by Rose TremainYoung Robert Merivel finds himself married to the king's beautiful mistress, but then he makes a serious mistake - he falls in love with his own wife. He must escape or be punished.
Casas Embrujadas
by Carlos TrejoSiete historias verídicas de hechos sobrenaturales investigados por el célebre autor del libro Cañitas.
Li Lun, Lad of Courage
by Carolyn TreffingerBanished to a mountaintop to learn to grow rice, Li Lun proves his courage as he fights the elements and his own loneliness to make his rice seedlings flourish where no one else has for generations.<P><P> A Newbery Honor book.
Propeller One-Way Night Coach: A Fable for All Ages
by John TravoltaThis children's book shows that if you really want something with all your heart, and wish hard enough, and work at it long enough, anything can happen.
Hunter's Law
by Pat TracyAnnalee's westward train was hell-bent for heaven! Where else could she be headed when her roguish cowboy rescuer seemed to be more angel than devil? Western romance.
A Study of History (Abridged)
by Arnold J. Toynbee D. C. SomervellAn abridgment of volumes 1-6 of Toynbee's classic multi-volume work
The Geneses of Civilizations, Part Two (A Study of History Volume #2)
by Arnold J. ToynbeeArnold Toynbee writes: IN the first volume of A Study of History, I start by searching for a unit of historical study that is relatively self-contained and is therefore more or less intelligible in isolation from the rest of history. I was led into this quest by finding myself dissatisfied with the present-day habit of studying history in terms of national states. These seemed, and still seem, to me to be fragments of something larger, and I found this larger and more satisfying unit of study in a civilization. The history of the United States, for instance, or the history of Britain, is, as I see it, a fragment of the history of Western Christendom or the Western Christian World, and I believe I can put my finger on a number of other societies, living or extinct, that are of the same species. Examples of other living civilizations besides the Western Civilization are the Islamic and the Civilization of Eastern Asia, centring on China. Examples of extinct civilizations are the Greco-Roman and the Ancient Egyptian. This practice of dealing in civilizations instead of nations is taken for granted by orientalists, ancient-historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists. The carving-up of a civilization into pieces labelled 'nations' is, I believe, something peculiar to students of modern Western history, and, with them too, this present practice of theirs is only recent. Down to the beginning of the eighteenth century, the classic works of Western historians took for their field the whole history of Western Christendom or even the whole history of the World from the Creation to the Last Judgement. Other books in this series are available from Bookshare.
Reconsiderations (A Study of History, Volume #12)
by Arnold J. ToynbeeArnold Toynbee writes: By the time when volumes VII-X of this book had been published, the present volume XII, 'Reconsiderations,' was already due. In the course of the twenty-eight years that it had taken to produce the first ten volumes, archaeological discoveries-particularly in Middle America and in the Middle East of the Old World-had made some important additions to, and changes in, our picture of the history of the earlier civilizations in both hemispheres. At the same time the publication of the first three batches of volumes of this book had drawn a considerable amount of comment and criticism. Both these things called for a reconsideration of the book as a whole. In the present volume, the writer has reconsidered the philosophical questions raised by his method of work, and has also met a demand for definitions of the terms that he uses, besides bringing his accounts of some of the earlier civilizations up to date. In discussing the points raised by his critics, he has tried to avoid reacting to the critics as if they were opponents to be resisted. A writer and his critics are really partners in a common endeavour to increase our knowledge and understanding, and a writer ought to welcome the help that his critics are able to give him. The present writer has tried to keep an open mind in reconsidering his ideas in the light of his critics' comments. He has not, of course, been convinced by all the criticisms that he has received, but, wherever he has come to the conclusion that his views need revising, he has said so frankly. Other books in this series are available from Bookshare.
Rethinking the Corporation: The Architecture of Change
by Robert M. TomaskoA blueprint for examining how and why to make fundamental changes in the corporate structure that will have a lasting impact.
The Law of Love and the Law of Violence
by Leo TolstoyAn exploration of the teachings of Jesus Christ and thoughts of morality.
Who's There?
by Stephanie S. TolanWhen 14-year-old Drew and her mute brother come to live with their father's estranged relatives, they discover that the house is haunted by ghosts and a deadly family secret.
Future Shock
by Alvin TofflerDescription of the world's response to change and how it affects our lives.
Basil of Baker Street
by Eve TitusBasil, the famous sleuth of mousedom, lived in the cellar of Sherlock Holmes' house. A devoted admirer of the great detective, he had learned his craft by listening at the feet of Holmes himself.
Brightness Falls from the Air
by James Tiptree Jr.Thousands of years in the future, a group of people assemble to witness the spectacular passing of the fiery front-wave caused by the nova of the Murdered Star.
Speaking of Faith
by Krista TippettTippett addresses many voices and concerns about religion, huge cultural shifts and reversals, drawing from her conversations with theologians, ethicists and activists on her radio show.