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Face Down O'er the Border (Lady Appleton Mystery #10)
by Kathy Lynn EmersonThe year is 1557. Mary Queen of Scots is a prisoner in England, and Scotland is in upheaval. Does this political unrest tie in with a murder involving Susanna Appleton's friend Catherine, who has disappeared in the company of a notorious spy, and is now under suspicion of treason?
Face Down Beside St. Anne's Well (Lady Appleton Mystery #9)
by Kathy Lynn EmersonAre the nude spies lolling in the ancient Roman communal baths of Elizabethan England plotting the return of Mary Queen of Scots? She is said to be clamoring to return to these healing waters. Once again Susanna, Lady Appleton, encounters murder and treason, and only she can unravel the crimes in the intriguing year of 1575. Rosamund, Susanna's twelve-year-old foster daughter, is certain her French tutor has been murdered. Rosamund and her friends are quite modern: they cut school, rebel against authority, and giggle over secrets. But can teenage mischief be construed as spying and treason? These are most significant matters to the Elizabethans, as the wrong religion, the wrong marriage, the wrong friends...may all be seditious.
When Nietzsche Wept: A Novel of Obsession
by Irvin D. YalomIn nineteenth-century Vienna, a drama of love, fate, and will is played out amid the intellectual ferment that defined the era. Josef Breuer, one of the founding fathers of psychoanalysis, is at the height of his career. Friedrich Nietzsche, Europe's greatest philosopher, is on the brink of suicidal despair, unable to find a cure for the headaches and other ailments that plague him. When he agrees to treat Nietzsche with his experimental "talking cure," Breuer never expects that he too will find solace in their sessions. Only through facing his own inner demons can the gifted healer begin to help his patient. In When Nietzsche Wept, Irvin Yalom blends fact and fiction, atmosphere and suspense, to unfold an unforgettable story about the redemptive power of friendship.
Bees (Nature's Children)
by Joyce JamesDescribes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitats of bees
Frogs (Nature's Children)
by Tim HarrisDescribes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitats of frogs
Glaciers
by Wendell V. TangbornExplains how and where glaciers form, how they move, and how they shape the land.
Monarch Butterfly (Nature's Children)
by Jolyon GoddardDescribes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of monarch butterflies
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
by Meera SyalIn her hilarious and poignant novel, Meera Syal has created an indelible portrait of a close-knit group of Indian women living in London. Caught between two cultures, three childhood friends - Chila, Sunita, and Tania -- are expected to revert to being obedient mothers and wives. But their world explodes when Tania makes a documentary, starring Chila and Sunita, about contemporary urban Indian life. The result is an unforgettable story of friendships, marriage, betrayal, and the difficult choices women face. Meera Syal, a British-born Indian, is a writer and actress. Her first novel, Anita and Me, won a Betty Trask award and was short-listed for the Guardian Fiction Prize. She lives in London.
The Voyeur
by Alain Robbe-Grillet Richard HowardMathias, a timorous, ineffectual traveling salesman, returns to the island of his birth after a long absence. Two days later, a thirteen-year-old girl is found drowned and mutilated. With eerie precision, Robbe-Grillet puts us at the scene of the crime and takes us inside Mathias's mind, artfully enlisting us as detective hot on the trail of a homicidal maniac. A triumphant display of the techniques of the "new novel", The Voyeur achieves the impossible feat of keeping us utterly engrossed in the mystery of the child's murder while systematically raising doubts about whether it really occurred.
MVS TSO: Concepts and ISPF (Part #1)
by Doug LoweThe first of a two-part revision, expanded to cover several major versions of TSO and ISPF released by IBM since publication of the first edition in 1984. This volume, Part 1, presents everything necessary to use TSO/ISPF for application programming. (Part 2 covers TSO commands and procedures.)
Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country: Kids' Letters to President Obama
by Jory JohnA few days after the election of Barack Obama, kids around the country were asked to provide advice and guidance to their new president. In this collection, arriving at inauguration time, there's loads advice for the president, often hilarious, sometimes heartfelt and occasionally downright practical. Students from all over the country reach out to the 44th president, speaking to the issues closest to their hearts, relating their life stories, and asking for help. Topics include the economy, education, war, global warming, race relations in America and immigration. The book also includes letters about snow cones, puppies, microwavable burritos, dinosaur projects, multiplication and the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, reportedly haunting a White House bedroom.
Who Was Thomas Jefferson?
by Dennis Brindell FradinDid you know that John Adams had to coax Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence? It's true. The shy Virginia statesman refused at first, but then went on to author one of our nation's most important and inspiring documents. The third U.S. president, Jefferson was also an architect, inventor, musician, farmer, and - what is certainly the most troubling aspect of his life - a slave owner. Finally, here's a biography for kids that unveils the many facets of this founding father's remarkable and complicated life.
Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy
by Simon Mills Kerry Bone Desmond Corrigan James A. Duke Jonathan W. WrightThis book provides a detailed, practical and, where possible, research-based rationale for the use of herbal treatments in a wide variety of clinical conditions and problems. Through the filter of current scientific literature, the authors have reevaluated traditional use of herbal remedies and present realistic guidelines for modern practice. A uniquely authoritative guide to applying herbal medicines as serious options for the treatment of some of the most troublesome conditions seen today. In particular, this book gives: * A clear description of the principles and foundations for the practice of phytotherapy * In-depth and detailed profiles of over 45 herbs, reviewing pharmacology, research, and traditional use * Therapeutics for actual disease states, supported by case histories * Coverage of challenging issues such as dosage, safety, and drug-herb interactions
Laughing Out Loud, I Fly: A Carcajadas Yo Vuelo
by Juan Felipe HerreraA collection of poems in Spanish and English about childhood, place, and identity.
The Torah: The Five Books of Moses (3rd edition)
by Jewish Publication SocietyThe new JPS translation of The Holy Scriptures according to the traditional Hebrew Masoretic text
Child Welfare and Family Services: Policies and Practice (Eighth Edition)
by Susan Downs Ernestine Moore Emily Jean McfaddenIntended for use in collaborative programs bringing together public child welfare agencies and schools of social work, this textbook takes a deliberately broad approach to child services. Chapters concentrate on topics like rights and responsibilities, the prevention of maltreatment, day care and child development programs, family income security, court intervention, protection from neglect and abuse, family preservation, foster care, adoption, delinquency, and professional responsibilities. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Handbook of Disability Studies
by Gary L. Albrecht Katherine D. Seelman Michael BuryDrawing on the insights of disability scholars around the world and the creative advice of an international editorial board, this book engages the reader in the critical issues and debates framing disability studies and places them in an historical and cultural context. Five years in the making, this one volume summarizes the ongoing discourse ranging across continents and traditional academic disciplines.
Face of an Angel
by Denise ChávezA coming-of-age novel about a Chicana living in New Mexico, her family and friends, her job, and her maturation into a woman
Cajas de cartón (English and Espanol)
by Francisco JiménezCajas de cartón contains twelve stories of a Mexican-American migrant family, told from the viewpoint of one of the children, Panchito. Authentically told, the stories detail hard times like poverty, hunger, and backbreaking work. Still, there is always the message of hope and perseverance. Cajas de cartón incluye doce cuentos sobre una familia migrante y mexicana-estadounidense. Panchito, uno de los niños, cuéntanoslos. Las historias son muy auténticas y describen tiempos de pobreza, hambre, y trabajo difícil, pero todavía hay una mensaje de esperanza y perseverancia.
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
by Thomas HardyHardy's famous classic, an intimate portrait of a woman who is one of literature's most admirable and tragic heroines
On the Social Contract
by Jean-Jacques Rousseau G. D. H. ColeRousseau seeks to explain why, when freedom is the natural state of human beings, they are not in fact free, and to establish the basis for legitimacy in a political community.
La casa en Mango Street
by Sandra Cisneros Elena PoniatowskaLa casa en Mango Street es la historia de una chica que mueve a una casa nueva en Mango Street pero no quiere vivir en el barrio.
Michael Jordan (Legends in Sports Series)
by Matt Christopher Stephanie PetersMatt Christopher, the number one sports writer for kids, profiles basketball superstar Michael Jordan, covering his childhood, college career, rookie years, professional career highlights, and his short stint in minor league baseball. This reissue features an update, following Jordan from his re-entry into basketball as a player for the Washington Wizards to his third and final retirement announcement.