 | What's Really Hood!: A Collection of Tales from the Streets
Publication Date: May 24, 2010Life in the streets take on a whole new meaning in this urban anthology of "hood" tales compiled by New York Times bestselling author Wahida ClarkWHAT'S REALLY HOOD!Black Is Blue by Victor L. Martin delves into the life of a corporate woman who falls in love with a thug and finds out just how easy it is to stray from the straight and narrow. Eighteen and hungry Wiz's only addiction to drugs is the money it made.But Crystal changed all of that and shows him just how powerful a woman can be in The P is Free by LaShonda Teague. In The Last Laugh by Bonta, Bobo, a m...
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 | The Price of Everything: A Parable of Possibility and Prosperity
Publication Date: August 24, 2009| ISBN-10: 0691143358 | ISBN-13: 978-0691143354Stanford University student and Cuban American tennis prodigy Ramon Fernandez is outraged when a nearby mega-store hikes its prices the night of an earthquake. He crosses paths with provost and economics professor Ruth Lieber when he plans a campus protest against the price-gouging retailer--which is also a major donor to the university. Ruth begins a dialogue with Ramon about prices, prosperity, and innovation and their role in our daily lives. Is Ruth trying to limit the damage from Ramon's protest? Or does...
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 | Blossoms of Friendship: Celebrate the Joy of Friendship with This Gift of Verse and Watercolors
Publication Date: March 1992All the delights of nature's bounty of flowers and God's gift of friendship are captured in Blossoms of Friendship. This giftbook celebrates the beauty and significance of all our friendships, from our childhood pals to the promosing new friendship started just yesterday. ...
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 | Hey! Get Off Our Train (Dragonfly Books)
Release Date: July 5, 1994| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up...
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 | Idol of Suburbia: Marie Corelli and Late-Victorian Literary Culture (Victorian Literature and Culture Series)
Publication Date: March 22, 2000| ISBN-10: 0813919150 | ISBN-13: 978-0813919157Marie Corelli (1855–1924) was the most popular novelist of the turn of the century, outselling Hall Caine, Mrs. Humphry Ward, H. G. Wells, and Arthur Conan Doyle by the thousands. For thirty years she was ridiculed by reviewers and the literary elite—Edmund Gosse dismissed her as "that little milliner"—but these opinions had no impact on her mass appeal. In 1895, with The Sorrows of Satan, she broke all previous publishing records, and by 1906 a Corelli novel sold 100,000 copies a year.Ido...
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 | Austenland: A Novel
Release Date: May 27, 2008Jane is a young New York woman who can never seem to find the right man—perhaps because of her secret obsession with Mr. Darcy, as played by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. When a wealthy relative bequeaths her a trip to an English resort catering to Austen-obsessed women, however, Jane’s fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman suddenly become more real than she ever could have imagined. Is this total immersion in a fake Austenland enough to make Jane kick the Austen obsession for good, or could all her dreams act...
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 | Tales of Sherlock Holmes (Jacket library)
Publication Date: 1932| Series: Jacket library This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1906. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XII. THE STRANGE STORY OF JONATHAN SMALL. A very patient man was the inspector in the cab, for it was a weary time before I rejoined him. His face clouded over when I showed him the empty box. "There goes the reward!" said he, gloomily. "Where there is no money there is no pay. This night's work would have been worth a tenner each to Sam...
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 | Roll It!: (with Road Roller) (Matchbox)
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 | Lions (Animals)
Publication Date: January 1, 2006| Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up...
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 | Clovis Crawfish and His Friends (Clovis Crawfish Series)
Release Date: December 15, 2009| Grade Level: K and up...
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 | Narrow Escape (Living Health (Level 2))
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 | Sunshine: A Book About Sunlight (Amazing Science: Weather)
Publication Date: July 2003| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up...
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 | Maps (Kidhaven Science Library)
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 | The Wright Brothers: Inventors and Aviators (Spirit of America-Our People)
Publication Date: January 2003| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up...
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 | The Wisdom of Paul Brunton Day by Day: Perpetual Calendar/ Daybook / Birthday Book
Publication Date: June 16, 2012A wonderful gift book for yourself or someone you love! Like the dates and events of value in life that last through the years, this perpetual calendar never goes out of date or style. Vast natural vistas and uplifting quotes for the soul, space to help the brain remember what’s important year after year. Paul Brunton has inspired millions of readers worldwide for three generations with non-denominational words of wisdom and spiritual guidance....
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 | Is Jesus Revealed in the Old Testament? A Study of the Old Testament High Priest
Publication Date: January 12, 2010Is Jesus Revealed in the Old Testament? A Study of the Old Testament High Priest ...
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 | Markov Decision Processes with Their Applications (Advances in Mechanics and Mathematics)
Publication Date: November 26, 2007| Series: Advances in Mechanics and Mathematics (Book 14) Put together by two top researchers in the Far East, this text examines Markov Decision Processes - also called stochastic dynamic programming - and their applications in the optimal control of discrete event systems, optimal replacement, and optimal allocations in sequential online auctions. This dynamic new book offers fresh applications of MDPs in areas such as the control of discrete event systems and the optimal allocations in sequential online auctions. ...
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 | Oblivious Investing: Building Wealth by Ignoring the Noise
Publication Date: May 1, 2009Oblivious Investing is about ignoring the sensationalized, short-term financial news and focusing instead on the few things that actually determine long-term investing success.Oblivious Investing is an easy-to-read parable that will show you how to:Create an effective long-term investment plan.Spend less time managing your investments.Worry less about your money.Enjoy better results from your investments. ...
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 | Management History: Text and Cases
Publication Date: February 3, 2010| ISBN-10: 0415963354 | ISBN-13: 978-0415963350| Edition: 1 Management History is not simply a book about the history of business or even the history of management. The goal of this book is to demonstrate that despite the relative newness of management science as an academic subject, management has been around since ancient times. Through understanding the history of management - both in practice and theory - one is able to approach the complex and challenging problems of modern management from a new perspective.The book not only traces ...
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| The Policy Factor: Agricultural Performance in Kenya and Tanzania (Food in Africa Series)
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