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The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks
by Nancy McarthurAt last Michael had a way to keep his room clean... but he had created a monster!Norman is a neat freak while Michael, his brother and roommate, is the king of mess! Not until two unusual plants come into their room do these brothers find a common cause. A funny book.
Thereby Hangs A Tale: Stories of Curious Word Origins
by Charles Earle FunkHave you ever wondered why there's a bed in bedlam or why politicians utter so much bunk before elections? This book answers such questions in a readable and informative way. charity Saint Jerome, who translated the New Testament into Latin in the fourth century, sought to avoid the use of the ordinary Latin word for "love," amor, because of the distinctly worldly associations attached to that word. It did not agree with his interpretation of agape, in the original Greek, which denotes more nearly brotherly love or the deep affection between close friends. So he substituted, wherever the Greek text would naturally have required amor, one or another rather colorless word, one of them being caritas. Its meaning is "dearness," but, being colorless, it was capable of taking the color of its biblical surroundings and thus came to mean, specifically, Christian love of one's neighbor, and especially of the poor. The English word charity, derived from it, perhaps owes its sense particularly to the great passage in I Corinthians, chapter 13, which begins: "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal." c
Making Contact
by Virginia SatirThe path to better communication begins with learning about contact. Understanding techniques to make clear how habits and experiences affect you in subtle ways.
The Prairie Dog Conspiracy (Tom and Liz Austen Mystery #12)
by Eric WilsonDuring a long cold winter in his home town, young Tom Austen stumbles across some strange activity in an abandoned house.
Peace of Mind in Earthquake Country
by Peter YanevThe geologic, architectural and structural hazards of earthquakes, and how to recognize, avoid or correct them.
Murder in Three Acts
by Agatha ChristieFourteen guests-including Hercule Poirot-arrive for a lavish feast at an isolated estate. Only a few will be alive for dessert. The Reverend Stephen Babbington seldom imbibes, but at a gala thrown by actor Sir Charles Cartwright, he indulges in a cocktail and falls over dead. Since there is no trace of poison or foul play, the case is closed . . . until an identical death at a London party arouses the suspicions of Hercule Poirot.
Death in the Air
by Agatha Christie(from the book) Twenty-one passengers are winging their way across the English Channel. Twenty are alive. One passenger, Madame Gisefle- blackmailer, money-lender, woman with a past-is dead. Murdered. How? Why? By whom? Hercule Poirot, detective supreme, is off on a new and engrossing mystery by AGATHA CHRISTIE
Star Child
by James P. HoganThe girl had always been called Taya.Her companion Kort had always been with her. She accepted these things, and why not- they were her world. But Taya wondered why everything she could see beyond the Window was so different from all the things inside. She also wondered why the stars never changed if her world was really moving the way her metal friend Kort said it was...Could Kort be wrong? That would be very strange, because Kort knew everyrhing, and he was sure they were moving-just as she was sure the stars were not.
When Calls the Heart (Canadian West, Book #1)
by Janette OkeAnother heartwarming prairie romance from the pen of bestselling author Janette Oke! Young, pretty, cultured and educated, Elizabeth's eastern upbringing in a rather well-to-do family has not prepared her for a teaching position on the Canadian frontier. But she squares her shoulders and takes on her formidable task with love, humor and determination. She is just as determined not to become romantically involved with a frontiersman. And then she meets Wynn -. But Beth discovers that he also has determined never to marry; that he would "never ask a woman he loved" to share the perils in the life of a Royal Canadian Mountie! Can Beth change his mind? Will Wynn listen - ? Laugh, cry and learn with Beth as she experiences life and love on the prairie!
Escape from Thyferra (Star Wars Missions, #2:)
by Ryder WindhamThe Rebel forces have found an Imperial conspiracy involving a contaminated bacta, a deadly substance that can poison entire planets. In order to stop the Empire, the Rebels travel to Thyferra, where they are trapped by a squadron of stormtroopers. Your mission: to escape from Thyferra before it's too late!
The Legend of the Seventh Virgin
by Victoria HoltAccording to legend, 6 novices living in a Cornish convent strayed from their vows and were turned to stone. The 7th faced something quite different...
The Ethics of War and Nuclear Deterrence
by James P. SterbaA selection of addresses, essays and lectures on the moral and ethical aspects of war and the strategy of deterrence.
Hellstrom's Hive
by Frank HerbertThe all-powerful secret government agency wanted Dr. Hellstrom's Project 40. But it also knew that Hellstrom was dangerous. Any move to investigate his hidden farm must be very carefully made. A team of operatives was sent to invade a world of insect-humans more fearful than even the agency's chief suspected. Specially-bred scientists with huge heads and stunted legs developed weapons with deadly insect venom, and worse.
Lost in the Barrens
by Farley MowatA man from the city and the son of the Cree Indian chief explore the great arctic wastes.
A Question of Color
by Sara Smith-BeattieIn 1875, the North Carolina constitution prohibited interracial marriage, punishable by imprisonment and confiscation of all property. John Morgan was white. Susan was of Indian and black heritage. They lived together as husband and wife during a time when this law was strictly enforced. Faced with persecution, viewed with disgust, all their victories and defeats, every hope and every tear, were merely a question of color.
Essays in English: From Ascham to Baldwin
by Paul C. WermuthAn abundance of good essays, historically arranged for the study of prose style in English, and grouped into topics suitable for discussion and argument.
Dragon's Gold (Kelvin of Rud #1)
by Piers Anthony Robert E. MargroffThe Kingdom of Rud languishes under the heel of a usurper; an evil sorcerer has taken the throne in the name of his wicked daughter.
Easing Aches & Pains
by The Editors of the Prevention Total Health SystemHow to ease headaches, earaches, toothaches, foot problems, muscle and menstrual cramps, backaches and arthritis.
Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner
by Scott CunninghamCunningham integrates both the magical arts and the religious aspects of Wicca into a harmonious whole, for the single practitioner.
Donald Duk
by Frank ChinOn the eve of Chinese New Year in San Francisco's Chinatown, 12-year-old Donald Duk attempts to deal with his comical name and his feelings for his cultural heritage.
Secret Rendezvous
by Kobo AbeFrom the moment that an ambulance appears in the middle of the night to take his wife, who protests that she is perfectly healthy, her bewildered husband realizes that things are not as they should be. His covert explorations reveal that the enormous hospital she was taken to is home to a network of constant surveillance, outlandish sex experiments, and an array of very odd and even violent characters. Within a few days, though no closer to finding his wife, the unnamed narrator finds himself appointed the hospital’s chief of security, reporting to a man who thinks he’s a horse. With its nightmarish vision of modern medicine and modern life, Secret Rendezvous is another masterpiece from Japan’s most gifted and original writer of serious fiction.
The Tooth Fairy
by Duane Douglas HoustonA tale of the origin of the tooth fairy and why children put their teeth under their pillows at night in exchange for money.