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Preserving the Anthropological Record (Second Edition)
by Sydel Silverman Nancy J. ParezoTopics include: Institutional Resources, The Preservation and Use of Cultural Materials, Preservation Issues in the Field of Anthropology, and Guidelines and Strategies.
Barabbas
by Par Lagerkvist Alan BlairBarabbas is the acquitted: the man whose life was exchanged for that of Jesus of Nazareth, crucified upon the hill of Golgotha. By the Nobel Prize winning author.
Glass Mountain
by Cynthia VoigtA predatory butler, a promiscuous heir, an intellectual heiress - all living in New York City and all familiar with high society. From the outside, they seem to live in a fairy-tale world... None of them are what they seem - or are they? A sophisticated comedy with unexpected twists and turns, written by an acclaimed author best-known for her young-adult fiction.
Cannibal Tours and Glass Boxes: The Anthropology of Museums
by Michael M. AmesAmes examines the role and responsibility of museums and anthropology in the contemporary world, challenging popular concepts and criticisms of museums and presenting an alternate view which reflects his study of critical social theory and his experience form many years of museum work.
Understanding the Times: The Collision of Today's Competing Worldviews (Revised 2nd edition)
by David NoebelComparison of Christianity vs. Islam, Secular Humanism, Marxism, Cosmic Humanism, and Postmodernism in the areas of theology, philosophy, ethics, biology, psychology, sociology, law, politics, economics, and history.
Doctor Who and the Invasion of Time
by Terrance DicksA traitor to the Time Lords? Can the Doctor really be in league with the evil Vardans, spearheading a treacherous invasion of his home planet of Gallifrey? In this adventure, the Doctor's companions are Leela and K9.
Michelle Remembers
by Michelle Smith Lawrence PazderMichelle Smith was 5 years old when her mother offered her up to a cult of devil worshippers, to be used demonically to raise Satan himself. 22 years later, she's on a psychiatrist's couch reliving the horrors as her childhood agonies come screaming forth.
Facing the Music: An Irreverent Close-up of the Real Concert World
by Henri TemiankaAn entertaining account of a virtuoso violinist's life on and off concert tours.
Image of the Beast and Blown
by Philip Jose FarmerAfter viewing his partner's mutilation in a home movie, Herald Childe, a horrified private detective pursues leads in the most disgusting case of his career. His investigation plunges him into a nightmare of sexual brutality and supernatural bestiality. Or is it a giant hoax? Or is it just difficult for humans to understand the lifestyles of truly alien beings? Or if you are caught in a war between two groups of supernatural creatures (or is it aliens) can a mere human tell who are the good guys and who are the bad guys (there are good guys and bad guys aren't there)? And what can all this possibly have to do with that movie and the death of Childe's partner?
Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett
by Georges Simenon Daphne WoodwardPietr the Lett had been clocked across the European frontiers by Interpol. Who was he, this international swindler with the skin of a chameleon?
Yesterday's Horses
by Jean Slaughter DotyWhile riding in the mountains, Kelly finds an orphaned foal that seems to belong to a breed of horses supposedly extinct for thousands of years. Is Zipper really an early ancestor of modern horses, and does she hold the key to a disease that is killing local horses?
Can I Get There By Candlelight?
by Jean Slaughter DotyGail takes her horse Candlelight out to explore the woods, but suddenly she's swept into the past! Can she return to the present, or will she and Candy be stuck in the past forever?
Aquamarine
by Alice HoffmanHailey and Claire discover a mermaid at the bottom of a murky pool, and a rescue is begun!
Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping
by Paco UnderhillUnderhill lays bare the struggle among merchants, marketeers, and consumers for control of the marketplace, explaining shopping phenomena unnoticed by retailers and shoppers alike.
When She Hollers
by Cynthia VoigtForced to go to a place so disgusting by her stepfather, Tish wants out, wants him to stop hurting her. He says no one will believe her, so she decides to get a knife. (This book is about sexual abuse, and is intended for teen readers, but not all teens should read it.)
Liszt: The Artist as Romantic Hero
by Eleanor PerenyiBiography of the famous composer, his romantic origins, his grand and literary passions, his years of pilgrimage, his stays at Vienna and Weimar. Includes a chronology and bibliography.
Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
by Olivia JudsonThis book comprises letters from creatures (all non-human) worried about their bizarre sex lives, to the only sex columnist with a prodigious knowledge of evolutionary biology.
The Man Who Loved Children
by Christina SteadA chilling novel of family life, the relations between parents and children, husbands and wives - a classic of 20th century literature.
The Singing Tree
by Kate SeredyThis sequel to The Good Master continues the story of young Jancsi and his cousin Kate, as they take care of the family farm when Jancsi's father is called off to fight in the Great War. <P><P> A Newbery Honor book.
Red Sails to Capri
by Ann WeilThe minute he saw the boat with the red sails moving into the harbor, Michele knew that something exciting was going to happen. It was the biggest and most beautiful ship fourteen-year-old Michele had ever seen. Sailing on the ship were three men who would come to stay at Michele's parents' inn. The men said they were searching - one for beauty, one for adventure, and one for "something difficult to explain." What they brought with them was a mystery and adventure that would change Michele's life - and all of Capri - forever.<P><P> Newbery Medal Honor Book
The Underachiever's Manifesto: The Guide to Accomplishing Little and Feeling Great
by Ray BennettThe funny but true wisdom in this helpful little book demonstrates how striving for mediocrity is the key to happiness at work, at home, in love, in your diet, and during exercise - even while stuck in traffic. Embrace the fabulous pleasures of underachievement with these easy strategies and tips for living life to the least and loving it. There, don't you feel better already?
The Iliad
by Homer Robert FitzgeraldThis definitive translation of Homer's epic is timeless in its authority and always fresh in its vivid rendering of the pre-eminent war story of the Western world.
Watchers in the Night (Book 1 of the Guardians of the Night)
by Jenna BlackWhen PI Carolyn Mathers was left at the altar, she never once thought her fiance had been turned into a vampire, but he reappears 2 years later, bringing murder and mystery with him.
Jacqueline du Pré: A Life
by Carol EastonBiography of the English cellist, one of the world's greatest cellists, a legend in her own lifetime.
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
by Alexander Solzhenitsyn Max Hayward Ronald HingleyStory of one day in a Soviet work camp, and one man's heroic struggle to survive in the face of the most determined efforts to destroy him, by the Nobel Prize winning author. Includes Solzhenitsyn's now-classic letter of protest against censorship.