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The Tiger`s Apprentice

Author: Laurence Yep
Category: Young Adult
ISBN : 9780060010157
Publisher : Trophy Pr
Last update : 2009-08-28

It isn`t every day you meet a tiger. And certainly not a tiger in a suit and tie. And definitely not one who knows your first name.

From that minute on, Tom`s life changes forever. Tom has always felt different from everyone else, but he has no idea how different he really is until he learns that he is the latest in a long line of magic-wielding beings cal

Murphy's Lore: Through the Drinking Glass

Author: Patrick Thomas
Category: Fantasy - General
ISBN : 9781890096199
Publisher : Unknown
Last update : 2009-05-22
Follow the rainbow to its end and you will discover a place where magic is as real as hope and legends dwell. For the troubled, it is a place to find those who will help them in beating back the darkness. For those lucky enough to find it, their lives will never againbe the same. The name of the place is Bulfinche's Pub. These are their stories. This is Murphy's Lore. In the 3rd book in this crit

Kamisama Kazoku 1

Author: Tapari, Yoshikazu Kuwashima
Category: General
ISBN : 9781933617992
Publisher : Go! Media Entertainment Llc
Last update : 2009-08-27
Samataro has it all: a loving family, two adorable sisters, a great best friend and even a guardian angel! It''s always clear sailing, never a cloud in the sky...but that''s just what happens when you''re the son of a god! Poor Samataro is bored to tears, since his loving mother and father always use their powers to make everything easy for him...but can he make it on his own when he finally tell

Glorious Companion

Author: Hargrove, Verna
Category: Historical - General
ISBN : 9781424112487
Publisher : PublishAmerica
Last update : 2009-05-22
Betrayed by her mother, eighteen-year-old Kenana, the daughter of a simple farmer, is sold into marriage to the elderly Prince Jubal of Mesopotamia. Sure, most girls her age dreamed of marrying a prince, but not Kenana. Once she arrives at the prince's lavish palace, wedding preparations begin immediately, and Kenana finds herself in a whirlwind of activity. The ceremony is extravagant, but there

Guardian of Lies (Large Print,Paperback)

Author: Steve Martini
Category: Action & Thrillers
ISBN : 9780061881404
Publisher : Harperluxe
Last update : 2009-08-28
Dr. Rennie Newton was jury forewoman for the murder trial of Ricky Lozada and, although she and the other jurors suspected he was guilty, the evidence presented compelled them to set Ricky free. This proves to be a decision that Rennie soon regrets as Ricky, who became obsessed with her during the trial, seemingly thanks her by killing one her work colleagues, thus ensuring Rennie a promotion. In

The Dream World Chronicles: Young Guardian Saga

Author: Adella Dragonstar
Category: Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic
ISBN : 9780595347353
Publisher : Unknown
Last update : 2009-05-22
The Dream World Chronicles When a lonely young man, an orphaned girl, and a turbulent young boy meet, their lives begin to drastically change--for the better. Derrick Reading hated his home life, so he runs away. Years ago, Bonnie Louise had to get away from an abusive orphanage in order to save her baby. Mark Grey, despite his rich adopted mother, is lonely for affection. Each live in their own

Essays from 'The Guardian'

Author:
Category: Uncategorized
ISBN : 9780559815362
Publisher : Bibliolife
Last update : 2009-05-21

Essays from 'The Guardian'

Author:
Category: Uncategorized
ISBN : 9780559815409
Publisher : Bibliolife
Last update : 2009-05-21

Book of Shrigley

Author: Julian Rothenstein, David Shrigley, Mel Gooding
Category: Cartoons
ISBN : 9780811851220
Publisher : Chronicle Books Llc
Last update : 2009-08-28
Pop artist David Shrigley's work is immediate, sometimes rude, and very funny, like a psychotic version of Matt Groening's 'Life in Hell' cartoons ( The Guardian ). His darkly brilliant, addictively hilarious scrawls from the subconscious have already made him a star in the UK, with a growing legion of fans around the globe. The Book of Shrigley is the most extensive and the first widely availabl

The Great Race of the Birds and Animals

Author: Paul Goble
Category: Ethnic Studies
ISBN : 9780689714528
Publisher : Aladdin Paperbacks
Last update : 2009-08-28
Long ago, when the world was still quite new, buffaloes used to eat people. It is true? The hair on their chins is hair of the people they use to eat...It is Terrible to think about those times... But the Creator saw the people's distress and decreed that a contest be held between all the two-legged and four-legged creatures. Who would win, thundering Buffalo or fleet-footed Man? None of the othe

The Chronicles of Narnia Book 2: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Author: C. S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes
Category: Young Adult
ISBN : 9780060530839
Publisher : Harpercollins Childrens Books
Last update : 2009-08-27
One of the most highly respected fantasy novels ever written, THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE can be seen as both an exciting children`s adventure story and an allegory about faith. The story begins when the Pevensie siblings (Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy) escape the dangers of World War II-era London by relocating to the country home of family friend Professor Kirke. One day, while playi

The Chronicles of Narnia Book 2: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Author: C. S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes, Michael York, Robert Ludlum, Keith Vasconcelles
Category: Young Adult
ISBN : 9780060234829
Publisher : Harpercollins
Last update : 2009-08-28
One of the most highly respected fantasy novels ever written, THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE can be seen as both an exciting children`s adventure story and an allegory about faith. The story begins when the Pevensie siblings (Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy) escape the dangers of World War II-era London by relocating to the country home of family friend Professor Kirke. One day, while playi

The Chronicles of Narnia Book 2: The Lion, the Witch And the Wardrobe

Author: C. S. Lewis, Pauline Baynes
Category: Young Adult
ISBN : 9780060845247
Publisher : Harpercollins Childrens Books
Last update : 2009-08-27
One of the most highly respected fantasy novels ever written, THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE can be seen as both an exciting children`s adventure story and an allegory about faith. The story begins when the Pevensie siblings (Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy) escape the dangers of World War II-era London by relocating to the country home of family friend Professor Kirke. One day, while playi

Heaven Only Knows: Death of Timeless Innocence

Author: Gary Beers
Category: Religious - General
ISBN : 9781413730418
Publisher : Unknown
Last update : 2009-05-22
What would you think about an angel, Timeless Innocence, who came to the world through sin to save and had an impact on millions of lives? The angel was pure as one could be -- purity never before seen. The angel was called to duty, as Christ was, not to save the world from sin, but was asked to take part in a great mission saving lives with the use of education and love helping to divert the dev

Getbackers 17

Author: Yuya Aoki, Ayamine Rando
Category: Fiction/Literature
ISBN : 9781591829799
Publisher : Tokyopop
Last update : 2009-05-22
As the fight against Lucifer and his Archangels heats up, Ginji and Himiko both face ghosts from their pasts when they battle the Holy Guardian Beasts. And when Ban finds himself having an out-of-body experience, will a man from Kazuki's past come back to haunt the GetBackers? Older teens.

Dark Tales to Light the Way

Author: Ahmose, R. M.
Category: Suspense
ISBN : 9781424125692
Publisher : PublishAmerica
Last update : 2009-05-22
Dark Tales to Light the Way presents an excursion into the darker regions of the mind and explores some of the more pathological aspects of its functioning. Indeed, the author develops characters that gradually emerge as distinct and memorable, perhaps even unforgettable, individuals whose thought processes and feelings are described often in enthralling detail and become integral facets of the e

My Name Is Rachel Corrie

Author: Katharine Viner, Alan Rickman, Rachel Corrie
Category: Drama
ISBN : 9781559362962
Publisher : Theatre Communications Group
Last update : 2009-08-26
A powerful, thought-provoking and deeply moving piece of theatre. -Daily Telegraph Theatre can't change the world. But what it can do, when it's as good as this, is to send us out enriched by other people's passionate concern. -Guardian On March 16, 2003, Rachel Corrie, a twenty-three-year-old American, was killed by an Israeli bulldozer in the Gaza Strip as she was trying to prevent the demoliti

Felaheen

Author: Jon Courtenay Grimwood
Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy
ISBN : 9780553383782
Publisher : Bantam Dell Pub Group
Last update : 2009-05-22
In a world where secrets kill, an ex-cop discovers he's got the biggest secret of all.... Set in a 21st-century Ottoman Empire, Jon Courtenay Grimwood's acclaimed Arabesk series is a noir action-thriller with an exotic twist. Here an ex-cop with nothing to lose finds himself on the trail of a man he doesn't believe in: his father. Ashraf Bey has been a lot of things-and most of them illegal. Now,

Time to Say Goodbye

Author: Macenulty, Pat
Category: Mystery & Detective - General
ISBN : 9781852424688
Publisher : Serpent's Tail
Last update : 2009-05-22
A spare disciplined prose that no one will be able to read without thinking of Hemingway. But MacEnulty has made the style her own. - Observer MacEnulty writes with sympathy, wisdom and-an unexpected blessing-humour. - Guardian The dirty realistic landscape sometimes steps aside for bittersweet coming-of-age flashbacks, but mostly we're in swampy hell. Harry Crews would love it. - Uncut Time to S

Lost Lady

Author: Jude Deveraux
Category: Fiction/Literature
ISBN : 9780671739775
Publisher : Pocket Books
Last update : 2009-08-28
Jude Deveraux touches the heart with this captivating novel of unexpected passion, adventure, and second chances. Lost LadyForsaken by her guardian and narrowly escaping marriage to a money-hungry suitor, Regan flees Weston Manor, the only home she's ever known, determined to rule her own destiny. When Travis Stanford, a big, rugged American, finds Regan on London's docks, he vows to protect her

Lays of Ancient Virginia and Other Poems

Author: Bartley, James Avis
Category: Ancient, Classical & Medieval
ISBN : 9781434605405
Publisher : Biblio Bazaar
Last update : 2009-05-21
These Poems were written with pleasure; if they be read with pleasure I shall be requited amply. How often the Guardian Angel of the Father of Virginia in surpassing loveliness rose before my imagining eyes!'' (Excerpt from Author''s Prefatory Letter to the Public)

The Naturally Healthy Dog

Author: Sandra Bailey
Category: General
ISBN : 9781600373015
Publisher : Morgan James Pub
Last update : 2009-08-28
Could you be unintentionally killing the dog you love? Are you doing everything you can to insure that your dog will live a long, healthy and happy life? Have you been misled into damaging your dog's health and immune system? Why is your dog not healthy today? As your dog's guardian, you have the power to reverse the damage that has been done and improve your dog's health naturally.

The Orion Compass

Author: Michael Scott Turner
Category: General
ISBN : 9781413752540
Publisher : Unknown
Last update : 2009-05-20
What would you do if an angel asked you to write a book? Would you do it? Would you sit down and take the time to write your story and be painstakingly honest in your account? Well, I was suckered into it somehow, and this autobiography is the result! I never wanted to write itaI really didnatabut my guardian angel asked me so nicely thata] Anyway, now itas too late to turn back. Oh wella] If you

The Companion Guide to Burgundy

Author:
Category: Europe - France
ISBN : 9781900639170
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Last update : 2009-05-22
As elegant as it is exhaustive. The whole book has body and bouquet, (its author) is well-read, witty, relaxed and impeccably observant. GUARDIAN Burgundy is one of the richest areas in France - rich in its art and architecture, its history, its food and wines, and its glorious countryside. Nowhere in Europe are there greater examples of the Romanesque: the basilica of the Madeleine at Vzelay, th

The Horse and His Boy (The Chronicles of Narnia #3) (Adult Edition)

Author: C. S. Lewis
Category: Animals - Horses
ISBN : 9780060793302
Publisher : HarperAudio
Last update : 2009-05-22
From the Publisher: The popular unabridged recordings of The Chronicles of Narnia, previously released, are now repackaged and rejacketed with adult art in time for the first Narnia film coming from Disney at Christmas time 2005! The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe introduced readers to the wonders and enchantment of Narnia when it was first published almost fifty years ago. Since then the heart

Thank Heaven!

Author: Savacool, Renee Plank ;Savacool, Rene Plank
Category: Fantasy - General
ISBN : 9781596637863
Publisher : Sense of Wonder Press
Last update : 2009-05-21
As the result of a freak accident in the detergent aisle of the grocery store, Rellie arrives in Heaven madder than a wet hen. While working through her issues in Heaven, she must also cope with her very own love-struck guardian angel, and watch in horror as her beloved granddaughter becomes involved in a murder. Rellie stirs things up in Heaven and heads to the rescue.

The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat or the Stormy Cruise of the Red Rover

Author: Aldridge, Janet
Category: Girls & Women
ISBN : 9781435345102
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
Last update : 2009-05-21
I wouldn't advise you young ladies to take the boat out. Miss Elting instantly recalled the message from her brother. The telegram was in her pocket at that moment, If you have any trouble, Dee Dickinson will see that you are protected, read the message. It was Dee Dickinson who had spoken to her that moment. Dee had made a distinctly unfavorable impression on Miss Elting, the guardian and compan

The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat or the Stormy Cruise of the Red Rover

Author: Aldridge, Janet
Category: Girls & Women
ISBN : 9781435345119
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
Last update : 2009-05-21
I wouldn't advise you young ladies to take the boat out. Miss Elting instantly recalled the message from her brother. The telegram was in her pocket at that moment, If you have any trouble, Dee Dickinson will see that you are protected, read the message. It was Dee Dickinson who had spoken to her that moment. Dee had made a distinctly unfavorable impression on Miss Elting, the guardian and compan

On the Duty of Civil Disobedience (New Edition)

Author: Henry David Thoreau, David Thoreau
Category: United States - General
ISBN : 9781594627477
Publisher : Book Jungle
Last update : 2009-05-21
Thoreau wrote his famous essay, On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, as a protest against an unjust but popular war and the immoral but popular institution of slave-owning. He did more than write-he declined to pay his taxes, and was hauled off to gaol in consequence. Who can say how much this refusal of his hastened the end of the war and of slavery ? At the present day, intellectual detachment fr

The Soddyssey (Paperback)

Author: Batton Lash
Category: General
ISBN : 9780981551906
Publisher : Exhibit a Pr
Last update : 2009-08-28
Beware the creatures of the night--they have lawyers! Attorneys Alanna Wolff and Jeff Byrd specialize in defending the supernatural--and the supernaturally afflicted! In this collection of eight issues from the popular comic book series, the lawyers handle the case of Sodd, The Thing Called It, a partman, partt-vegetation creature who is having his 15 minutes of fame. Other featured clients inclu

Torso: The Story of Eliot Ness and the Search for a Psychopathic Killer

Author: Steven Nickel
Category: Criminology
ISBN : 9780895872463
Publisher : John F. Blair Publisher
Last update : 2009-05-22
In the 1920s, Eliot Ness gained fame as the leader of the Untouchables, a small band of law-enforcement agents who disrupted the activities of Al Capone and his organization. By 1934, Ness had moved to Cleveland to become director of public safety. But it was there that he met his nemesis in the form of a serial killer.When Ness arrived in Cleveland, he quickly made his presence felt with a major

The Alfar's Gift

Author: Wright, Diane
Category: Fantasy - General
ISBN : 9781424172528
Publisher : PublishAmerica
Last update : 2009-05-21
Fourteen-year-old Danny arrives at his favorite place to find a turn of events that will change his life forever. Unaware of what the future will bring, he follows the stronger compulsion, the curiosity of youth. The adventure begins when, at the instruction of the guardian, the Alfar leads the lad into his cave and the next dimension. He receives an unusual weapon. The purpose and intent of the

Samurai Deeper Kyo 28

Author: Akimine Kamijyo
Category: General
ISBN : 9781598161885
Publisher : Tokyopop
Last update : 2009-08-28
Shihodo, guardian of the Onmyo Palace''s labyrinth, allows Kyo and Sasuke to leave on one condition: they retrieve the fourth cursed blade of Muramasa, believed to be held by the famed blacksmith Julian. Older teens.

Shugo Chara! 4

Author: , Satsuki Yamashita
Category: General
ISBN : 9780345505224
Publisher : Del Rey
Last update : 2009-08-28
CHARACTER SWAP! Amu has three Guardian Characters, reflections of her true self. But now a fourth egg has shown up at the start of a new school year. Everything has gone wrong, and Amu has no idea who she truly wants to be. Meanwhile, her rival Utau has rejected one of her own Guardian Characters. Is it time for the two to trade Guardians? Is that even possible?

The Female Guardian: Designed to Correct Some of the Foibles Incident to Girls, and Supply Them with Innocent Amusement for Their Hours of

Author: Lovechild, Mrs
Category: Uncategorized
ISBN : 9780548407752
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
Last update : 2009-05-21

Little Guardians: Gateway to Mysterious Mountain

Author: Crawford, Regina
Category: Fantasy - General
ISBN : 9781413795646
Publisher : Unknown
Last update : 2009-05-22
Your friends from Guardian Meadow are back! This time there is trouble afoot at Mysterious Mountain. Summer fun, young love and glimmer dust awaits the teenagers in Gardien Park. Fay and Barry are planning their guardian wedding. Elfa is more aware of his feelings for Princess Laurel while his sister, Zori, falls in love with roller skating. Aqua is looking for love and Hector meets Valerie Vehem

Ai Yori Aoshi 2

Author: Kou Fumizuki, Jamie S. Rich
Category: Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781591826477
Publisher : Tokyopop
Last update : 2009-08-27
From The Publisher:Imagine being engaged to a beautiful loving billionaire, living in a posh western-style boarding house and being surrounded by sexy flatmates. Sounds like the perfect life, right? For nice guy Kaoru, it's not so easy. He has to keep his engagement to Aoi a secret, struggle with his contempt for his family and do his best to avoid tripping into the numerous boobs which surround

Was God Lonely

Author: Anderson, Morgan
Category: Spirituality - General
ISBN : 9781424119066
Publisher : PublishAmerica
Last update : 2009-05-22
The war began as Lucifer the Guardian Cherub becomes jealous of Gods plan to create man. His Jealousy leads him into open rebellion and war against God. He is defeated and cast down to a dark formless earth. The battle renews as God forms and fashions the earth and the universe to support his beloved new creation. He then creates man from that earth, and breathes his spirit into him and places th

Lady of Desire

Author: Gaelen Foley
Category: Fiction/Literature
ISBN : 9780804119740
Publisher : Ivy Books
Last update : 2009-08-28
This fourth entry in the author`s Knight family series focuses on daughter Lady Jacinda Knight, a beautiful but somewhat spoiled young woman. Running away from a marriage arranged for her by her eldest brother and her guardian, Jacinda finds herself on the rough and tumble streets of London. Attacked by a purse snatcher, Jacinda is rescued by Billy Blade--a handsome Robin Hood-like man. The two s

Lent and Easter in the Domestic Church

Author: Peter Fournier, Catherine Fournier
Category: Christianity
ISBN : 9780898708608
Publisher : Ignatius Pr
Last update : 2009-08-26
This is an illustrated book full of wonderful activities for children and families to help better understand and celebrate the Lent and Easter seasons. This large size, spiral bound volume is the perfect book for families to learn together and share the traditions of this important time of the liturgical year. Filled with a variety of family activities, saints' celebrations and crafts, this book

Aunt Jane's Nieces Out West

Author: Van Dyne, Edith
Category: General
ISBN : 9781406870381
Publisher : Echo Library
Last update : 2009-05-21
These two girls were spending the winter months in the glorious climate of Southern California chaperoned by their uncle and guardian John Merrick. They had recently established themselves at a cosy hotel in Hollywood which is a typical California village yet a suburb of the great city of Los Angeles.

TheLittle Warrior

Author:
Category: Uncategorized
ISBN : 9781434100948
Publisher : Boomer Books
Last update : 2009-05-21
The Little Warrior (published in America as Jill the Reckless) is an early Wodehouse novel, with a precursor of Bertie Wooster in the form of a character named Freddy. The novel also features a stuffed shirt, Derek, and his fiance, Jill, a (formerly) rich girl whose money has been gambled away at the stock exchange by her guardian uncle. When Derek breaks off their engagement, Jill decides to lea

The Pink Flamingo Murders

Author: Viets;Elaine Viets
Category: Mystery & Detective - General
ISBN : 9780440613510
Publisher : Unknown
Last update : 2009-05-22
Whacked with a lawn flamingo? A reporter wants to know--who killed with kitsch... The rehabilitation of North Dakota Place is a feel-good story--the kind St. Louis City Gazette columnist Francesca Vierling likes to write. Grand houses restored to former glory. Pride in a neighborhood--and, like all good stories, this one has a hero, the woman who made it all happen, the city's guardian of good ta

The Saint

Author: Madeline Hunter
Category: Fiction/Literature
ISBN : 9780553585902
Publisher : Bantam Books
Last update : 2009-08-28
In this Regency-era romance, handsome Viscount Duclairc is named the guardian of Bianca Kenwood, a feisty American heiress who dreams of becoming an opera singer. Although the viscount feels burdened by his duties, he soon realizes that he could resuscitate his family's ever-dwindling fortune by marrying the wealthy Bianca off to his younger brother. However, before he is able to complete his mat

The Complete Idiot's Guide To Feng Shui

Author: Joseph Yu, Val Biktashev, Elizabeth Moran
Category: Decorating
ISBN : 9781592573448
Publisher : Alpha Books
Last update : 2009-08-28
aAn American masterpiece that tops the lot.a aFeng Shui For Modern Living Considered the feng shui bible by classical practitioners and teachers, The Complete Idiotas Guide to Feng Shui has been updated to include more case studies and feng shui readings to make the practical application of feng shui even more accessible; new chapters feature before and after photos of feng shui makeovers and exp

Pieces In Early Youth 1834 To 1842

Author: Walt Whitman
Category: Fiction/Literature
ISBN : 9781419141522
Publisher : Kessinger Pub
Last update : 2009-05-22
He dragg'd his guardian to the earth and fell crushingly upon him, choking the shriek the poor victim but just began to utter. Then, with monstrous imprecations, he twisted a tight knot around the gasping creature's neck, drew a clasp knife from his pocket, and touching the spring, the long sharp blade, too eager for its bloody work, flew open.

Hatchie the Guardian Slave or the Heiress of Bellevue

Author: Ashton, T. Warren
Category: General
ISBN : 9781435353466
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
Last update : 2009-05-21

Divine Prescriptions: Using Your Sixth Sense-Spiritual Solutions for You and Your Loved Ones

Author: Doreen Virtue
Category: Angels & Spirit Guides
ISBN : 9781559275965
Publisher : Audio Renaissance
Last update : 2009-05-22
In Divine Prescriptions, bestselling author Dr. Doreen Virtue illuminates the ways all of us can receive healing messages from God and the guardian angels when we need guidance. The angels will speak to us about health, family, relationships, finances, and careers, and Divine Prescriptions proves that fact citing case studies, angel readings, and transcripts from Dr. Virtue's angel therapy sessio

Al Qaeda and What It Means to Be Modern

Author: John Gray
Category: General
ISBN : 9781565849877
Publisher : New Press
Last update : 2009-05-22
While many Americans view the September 11th terrorist attack as the act of an anachronistic and dangerous sect, one that champions medieval and outmoded ideals, John Gray here argues that in fact the ideology of Al Qaeda is both Western and modern, a by-product of globalization's transnational capital flows and open borders. Indeed, according to Gray, Al Qaeda's utopian zeal to remake the world

The Quotable Angel: A Treasury of Inspiring Quotations Spanning the Ages

Author:
Category: Comparative Religion
ISBN : 9780471131489
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Last update : 2009-05-22
See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way. . . . — Exodus 23:2 To embody the transcendent is why we are here. — Sogyal Rinpoche The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly. — G. K. Chesterton They lift our spirits and nurture our souls. They watch over us, protect us, and guide us. They are the messengers of h

The Queen

Author: Pimlott, Ben
Category: Royalty
ISBN : 9780471283300
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Last update : 2009-05-22
One of the many merits of Ben Pimlott's superbly judicious biography of Elizabeth II is that it understands this connection between monarchy and masses, and carefully evokes its political importance. — The New York Times Book Review A level-headed study . . . helps us appreciate the capacities as well as the limitations of a woman who, whatever else happens, just keeps on going on. —

Zuni Fetishes

Author: Hal Zina Bennett
Category: General
ISBN : 9780062500694
Publisher : Harpercollins
Last update : 2009-05-22

The Zuni have traditionally used small stone carvings of animal figures as power objects and mediators between themselves and the spirit world. Any object that has special meaning can be used as a fetish. In this fascinating, informative, and beautifully illustrated guide to the fetishes of the Zuni people of New Mexico, Hal Zina Bennett explores key principles of Native American spirituality

The Story of Jack Ballister`s Fortunes

Author: Howard Pyle
Category: General
ISBN : 9780486454672
Publisher : Dover Pubns
Last update : 2009-05-21
Betrayed by a wicked guardian, an English orphan finds himself kidnapped and set aboard a ship bound for the New World. Jack Ballister's dramatic adventures unfold in 18th-century Virginia, where he matches wits with Blackbeard and his savage pirate crew. This rollicking tale features 14 evocative illustrations by the author.

The Guardian of the Globe

Author: Godley, Marie
Category: General
ISBN : 9781847481894
Publisher : Athena Press Publishing Company
Last update : 2009-05-21

Geula

Author: Isaac Crow
Category: American - General
ISBN : 9780595260751
Publisher : Unknown
Last update : 2009-05-22
Reflections, May 6th 1983. My older brother s wife lay still. Cancer. She was 24. September 21st 1983, my older brother and I had a vicious argument. Staggering, drunk, upon his knees he pointed his finger at me, he stared deep in my eyes a stare I would carry for the rest of my life. He cried my betrayal, he was first born, he was once my guardian angel. I left the house, following my insensitiv

Geula

Author: Isaac Crow
Category: American - General
ISBN : 9780595655175
Publisher : Unknown
Last update : 2009-05-22
Reflections, May 6th 1983. My older brother s wife lay still. Cancer. She was 24. September 21st 1983, my older brother and I had a vicious argument. Staggering, drunk, upon his knees he pointed his finger at me, he stared deep in my eyes a stare I would carry for the rest of my life. He cried my betrayal, he was first born, he was once my guardian angel. I left the house, following my insensitiv

The Guardian

Author: Nicholas Sparks
Category: Action & Thrillers
ISBN : 9780446696111
Publisher : Grand Central Pub
Last update : 2009-08-28
Nicholas Sparks`s first suspense novel features Julie Barenson, a young widow who finds comfort after her husband`s death in the Great Dane who has become her favorite companion--a legacy from her late husband. When she makes her way back into the world after her first grief, she gets romantically involved with Richard, a mysterious man who hides a devastating secret--one that Julie comes close t

Metamorphasis

Author: Maria Booker
Category: General
ISBN : 9781413708844
Publisher : Unknown
Last update : 2009-05-22
Every now and then I experience what I like to call a little epiphany. It's one of those times when I disbelieve my own course in life and I say, Wow, how did I get here? I may look at my daughter Ondine and with perfect clarity realize that I am her mother. I say to myself, This child is actually my child! I am her mother! I look back at my life and realize it was only fifteen years ago that I t

The Business of Dying

Author: Simon Kernick
Category: Mystery & Detective - Hard-Boiled
ISBN : 9780312314026
Publisher : St. Martin's Minotaur
Last update : 2009-05-22
[Kernick is] a writer to be reckoned with. ---Mark Billingham, bestselling author of Sleepyhead Praise for The Business of Dying Gallows humor and a sardonic voice mark Kernick's remarkable debut. Pathos, pace, twists, and a savage sense of place make this a guilty pleasure. --- Guardian [U.K.] Gripping and thought provoking, Kernick weaves his web with the assurance of a seasoned professional. -

Half-Life

Author: Judy Genandt
Category: General
ISBN : 9781583483428
Publisher : toExcel
Last update : 2009-05-22
Half-Life usually refers to the length of time it takes for half the atoms of a radioactive substance to disintegrate. Or, it could describe Amanda Bellwood, a grief-stricken college freshman leading an empty and incomplete life.When Amanda's family is killed in a car crash near Chicago, she must reluctantly move in with Jeff Kipling, an attractive young professor who has been designated by her f

Guardian of the Troop: A Camping Trip You Will Never Forget

Author: Miot, Dan
Category: Uncategorized
ISBN : 9781434335357
Publisher : Authorhouse
Last update : 2009-05-21

Seasons of Sacred Lust

Author: Shiraishi;Kazuko Shiraishi;Kenneth Rexroth
Category: Asian
ISBN : 9780811206785
Publisher : New Directions Publishing Corporation
Last update : 2009-05-22
The Melancholy of Resistance, Laszlo Krasznahorkai's magisterial, surreal novel, depicts a chain of mysterious events in a small Hungarian town. A circus, promising to display the stuffed body of the largest whale in the world, arrives in the dead of winter, prompting bizarre rumors. Word spreads that the circus folk have a sinister purpose in mind, and the frightened citizens cling to any manife

In Between Men

Author: Mary Castillo
Category: General
ISBN : 9780060766825
Publisher : Unknown
Last update : 2009-05-22
What else could go wrong for 29-year-old ESL teacher and single mom Isa Avellan after she's been voted the un-sexiest woman alive by the entire student body? Well . . . She could be knocked unconscious by a well-kicked soccer ball and wind up saddled with a guardian angel who looks and sounds a lot like Joan Collins. She could have to endure the on-air ravings of her flojo ex-husband as he reveal

Jellicoe Road

Author: Melina Marchetta
Category: Young Adult
ISBN : 9780061431838
Publisher : Harperteen
Last update : 2009-08-28
Much lauded for its beautiful language and tear-inspiring story, the 2009 Printz Award winner merges two tales, an adult`s tragic past and a tumultuous teen life, creating something interconnected and whole. Seventeen-year-old Taylor Markham has been living at the Jellicoe boarding school since her mother abandoned her six years ago. Now, as she prepares to lead her classmates in the annual war a

The Third Life of Grange Copeland

Author: Alice Walker
Category: Fiction/Literature
ISBN : 9780156028363
Publisher : Mariner Books
Last update : 2009-08-27
Despondent over the futility of life in the South, black tenant farmer Grange Copeland leaves his wife and son in Georgia to head North. After meeting an equally humiliating existence there, he returns to Georgia, years later, to find his son, Brownfield, imprisoned for the murder of his wife. As the guardian of the couple's youngest daughter, Grange Copeland is looking at his third -- and final

Marcella: Princess or Pawn

Author: McDonald, Jp
Category: Action & Adventure
ISBN : 9780595673865
Publisher : Unknown
Last update : 2009-05-22
Marcella looked at them with hate and disgust. After they left, she broke down and cried. Her arms were already becoming numb from the lack of blood flow and her lips hurt. She started to pray for mercy as she sagged against her bindings, the energy being sapped from her body. She refused to give up yet dreaded what the new day would bring. She remembered Abdul''s words, the tone that told her he

TheProphecy of the Kings Trilogy

Author:
Category: Uncategorized
ISBN : 9780955676048
Publisher : David Burrows
Last update : 2009-05-21
The fate of three worlds are intertwined, that of men, dragons and demons. The time is fast approaching when the fabric separating the worlds will be thin enough for demons to cross the divide once again, but the people are largely ignorant of this, preferring forgetfulness rather than confronting their fears. The Eldric, saviours of previous wars, have mysteriously disappeared from the world, le

City of Pearl

Author: Karen Traviss
Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy
ISBN : 9780060541699
Publisher : Eos
Last update : 2009-08-27

Three separate alien societies have claimson Cavanagh's Star. But the new arrivals -- the gethes from Earth -- now threaten thetenuous balance of a coveted world.

Environmental Hazard Enforcement officer Shan Frankland agreed to lead a mission to Cavanagh's Star, knowing that 150 years would elapse before she could finally return home. But her landing, with a small group of scientists and Ma

Marcella: Princess or Pawn

Author: McDonald, Jp
Category: Romance - General
ISBN : 9780595365258
Publisher : Unknown
Last update : 2009-05-22
Marcella looked at them with hate and disgust. After they left, she broke down and cried. Her arms were already becoming numb from the lack of blood flow and her lips hurt. She started to pray for mercy as she sagged against her bindings, the energy being sapped from her body. She refused to give up yet dreaded what the new day would bring. She remembered Abdul's words, the tone that told her he

Letters to Saint Clinton

Author: Ritcher, Scott
Category: General
ISBN : 9780615138985
Publisher : K Composite Media
Last update : 2009-05-21
The controversy that ignited when a Kentucky artist depicted former President Clinton as a Christlike Catholic icon is documented through this book of letters from critics and supporters. As seen in USA Today, The Guardian, and dozens of media outlets around the world, LETTERS TO SAINT CLINTON juxtaposes passionate letters and commentary from admirers and detractors with equally tempestuous respo

The Life of an American Holocaust Survivor: Memories of the German Concentration Camps

Author: Kent, Dana
Category: Personal Memoirs
ISBN : 9781413791716
Publisher : Unknown
Last update : 2009-05-22
This book is the fascinating true story of Mitchell Pawlak, a survivor of one of the worst periods in the history of the world. Mitchell was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, where he lived until the Depression brought hard times to his family. When his family moved to a farm in Poland, his life changed as World War II brought strife and devastation to many people. Mitchell was an American teenager wh

The Book of Results

Author: Ray Sherwin
Category: Magick Studies
ISBN : 9781411625587
Publisher : Unknown
Last update : 2009-05-22
Casting sigils is a highly effective form of sorcery and Sherwin provides a sound overview of the process. He cuts through the cant, rhetoric and old-fashioned moral baggage associated with magical practice and shows us how to use sigils to influence the subconscious, bypassing the often contradictory and usually self-sabotaging internal dialogue of the conscious mind. Sherwin takes the process o

A Supernatural Threat

Author: Gatchalian, Ramon Elmerito
Category: Fantasy - General
ISBN : 9781425994747
Publisher : Authorhouse
Last update : 2009-05-21
A young attorney finds his ex-girlfriend dead, murdered under mysterious circumstances. To escape the clutches of the law, which has wrongly tagged him as the culprit of the heinous crime, he travels to Vegas at the behest of a ghost claiming to be none other than his spiritual guide. His objective there: to find the killer, who may or may not also be stalking his former lover''s twin sister.In a

The Italian (Paperback)

Author: Ann Radcliffe, Frederick Garber, Robert Miles, E. J. Clery
Category: Religious Fiction
ISBN : 9780199537402
Publisher : Oxford Univ Pr
Last update : 2009-08-28
First published in 1797, The Italian is one of the finest examples of Gothic romance. The fast-paced, narrative centres on Ann Radcliffe''s most brilliant creation, the sinister monk Schedoni, whose past is shrouded in mystery. From the novel''s opening chapters the reader is ushered into a shadowy world in which crime and religion are mingled. In the church of Santa Maria del Pianto in Naples, E

Margaret Tudor: A Romance of Old St. Augustine (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

Author:
Category: Uncategorized
ISBN : 9781409951261
Publisher : Dodo Press
Last update : 2009-05-21
It is now more than a month since our captivity began, and there seems scant likelihood that it will come to a speedy close, -altho'', being in good health myself, and of an age when hope dies slowly, I despair not of recovering both liberty and friends. Yet, in the event of our further detention, of sickness or any other evil that may befall me-and there is one threatening-I write these pages of

The Night I Met John Lennon

Author: Taylor, Tricia Ann
Category: Fantasy - General
ISBN : 9781424125005
Publisher : PublishAmerica
Last update : 2009-05-22
Merlot Main had a life in which she barely existed. She always felt the calling to do something more important. But it isnat until a tragic accident sends her to 1960 Hamburg, Germany, that all becomes clear. There she embarks upon a journey of substance. After meeting the Beatles, she vows to guide them to their destinies. The rules are simple: Donat change history. Donat tell anyone the future.

Oklahoma Weddings

Author: Kelly Eileen Hake, Jennifer Johnson, Cathy Marie Hake
Category: General
ISBN : 9781597899857
Publisher : Barbour Pub Inc
Last update : 2009-08-27
Sondra is widowed with a child on the way, Grace becomes guardian to two orphans, and Chris is trying to raise his teenage sister. When life takes unexpected turns, can faith and love step in?

Miss Julia Takes over

Author: Ann B. Ross
Category: Fiction/Literature
ISBN : 9780142000892
Publisher : Penguin Group USA
Last update : 2009-08-28
In Ann B. Ross's second book about Miss Julia, her heroine has come to terms with her onetime rival, Hazel Marie, and is now the guardian of Little Lloyd. Now Hazel Marie has disappeared, and Miss Julia has to find her. With Little Lloyd by her side, she sets off across North Carolina, and encounters enough obstacles and adventures to tax even Miss Julia's amazing and ingenious survival skills.

Seduced

Author: Virginia Henley
Category: Fiction/Literature
ISBN : 9780440211358
Publisher : Bantam Books
Last update : 2009-08-28
Shorn of her glorious raven tresses and dressed as a man, Lady Antonia Lamb became Lord Anthony Lamb, desperate to keep the property entailed to her twin brother, who is missing at sea. Trapped--and liberated--by her masquerade, Tony meets her new guardian, the devastatingly dangerous Adam Savage, who has returned from his plantation in Ceylon, determined to turn the innocent boy into a worldly m

The Second Transgression

Author: Vimahi, Josie L.
Category: Fantasy - General
ISBN : 9780595360390
Publisher : Unknown
Last update : 2009-05-22
Star pupil of the Harvard Divinity School, Gabriel Mann is no stranger to biblical mysteries, but when his mentor Dr. John Marco reveals that the persistent man stalking them is an angel, his peaceful reality is shattered. What Gabriel learns afterwards is astounding; the angelic revolt against Heaven that began with the Watchers of Enoch is growing and they believe Gabriel holds the key to their

My Life on Two Continents

Author: Schmidt, Mathilde Apelt
Category: Historical - General
ISBN : 9780595397488
Publisher : iUniverse
Last update : 2009-05-22
Raised in Germany during the Hitler years this girl had two wishes: to go to a university and to leave Germany for America. Both of these wishes were granted; but it was not easy. She was often confronted with obstacles and even had to endure life-threatening situations. Only her positive attitude, her persistence, and her belief in her own personal Guardian Angel pulled her through. Her parents,

The Second Transgression

Author: Vimahi, Josie L.
Category: Fantasy - General
ISBN : 9780595673209
Publisher : Unknown
Last update : 2009-05-22
Star pupil of the Harvard Divinity School, Gabriel Mann is no stranger to biblical mysteries, but when his mentor Dr. John Marco reveals that the persistent man stalking them is an angel, his peaceful reality is shattered. What Gabriel learns afterwards is astounding; the angelic revolt against Heaven that began with the Watchers of Enoch is growing and they believe Gabriel holds the key to their

Diary of an Angel

Author: Day, Leonard
Category: Angels & Spirit Guides
ISBN : 9781552123553
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Last update : 2009-05-22
I believe that Diary of an Angel is an adventurous look into the life of the Master, through the eyes of his guardian angel. Such an angel is given to every human spirit at the beginning of the earthly journey, and so too one was given to his. The angel records from the beginning to the end of the earthly journey, sharing the laughter, the tears, the emotion of its charge. From the pages of an an

A Bowl of Cherries

Author: Tekla Dennison Miller
Category: Women
ISBN : 9781591296904
Publisher : Unknown
Last update : 2009-05-22
When Tekla was thirteen, her mother committed suicide four years after her father died. Tekla''s twenty-three-year-old sister, Alyce, a working mother and abused spouse, became her guardian. This memoir presents their journey from a tragedy-filled life in a bleak railroad town to one of victory over impossible odds. The two sisters encounter not only the death of their parents and domestic violen

The Guardian's Forbidden Mistress

Author: Lee, Miranda
Category: Romance - Contemporary
ISBN : 9780373127016
Publisher : Harlequin
Last update : 2009-05-21
He couldn't resist her innocence...Nick Coleman was one of Sydney's most eligible billionaires. Love 'em and leave 'em--that was Nick's mantra. But he couldn't do that to Sarah; he had promised he would act as her guardian and protect her. Yet he wanted her, badly.... Sarah was soon to claim her inheritance.She'd be a sitting duck to predators looking for a rich, innocent girl. Perhaps it was Nic

The Golden Sword

Author: Oliver Neubert
Category: Young Adult
ISBN : 9781894965811
Publisher : Simply Read Books
Last update : 2009-05-21
Unleashed by a vengeful spirit, a force of evil is slowly destroying nature and corrupting minds. Chantel, the Princess of Freedom, is the only one who can save the world from darkness -- but only if she can retrieve four ancient relics, each hidden in a far-flung corner of the world. With the help of a warrior mouse and a fox bat, Chantel begins her search in the Land of the North, where she mus

The Guardian: Oasis

Author: Dale L. Gustafson
Category: Action & Adventure
ISBN : 9780595358489
Publisher : Unknown
Last update : 2009-05-22
He suddenly left the valley floor and headed off into the trees. It was daylight now, but he still had no sign yet that he was on the right path. He ran through the trees like he was born in the forest. He ran around bushes, under branches, jumped over fallen logs and rocks, and he ran as fast as his legs would carry him. All he could think about was that Brian needed his help. A menacing one wor

War of the Archangels: The Satanic Uprising

Author: Robinson, Chris
Category: Fantasy - General
ISBN : 9780595429721
Publisher : iUniverse
Last update : 2009-05-21
Eons ago God created the terrestrial universe filled with billions of galaxies for the Angelic citizens of Heaven, who cultivated these innumerable planetary systems and created vast empires. The Archangels ruled these galactic realms under God's directives and governmental system known as, The United Federation Of Kingdom Nations. Lucifer, whose heart became rot with sin, sparked a revolution of

Guardian Angel in the Midst of Life's Tempest

Author: Margaret (Marshall) Callon
Category: Abuse - General
ISBN : 9781403342195
Publisher : Unknown
Last update : 2009-05-22
Roger Kimball’ s incisive essays examine the art world from a fresh, skeptical perspective.From Gauguin and the Pre-Raphaelites to the latest exercises in artistic absurdity, Kimball’ skeen eye and lucid prose makes for bracing, entertaining reading. He sets himself dead against theshallow rhetoric and celebrity/money culture of the contemporary art world, breathing new excitementinto d

The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozark or the Secret of Ruby Mountain

Author: Frank Gee Patchin
Category: Action & Adventure
ISBN : 9781417925223
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
Last update : 2009-05-22
1910. Illustrated. This unusual and popular series tells vividly the story of four adventure-loving lads, who, with their guardian, spent their summer vacations in the saddle in search of recreation and healthful adventure. Long journeys over mountains, through the fastness of primitive forest and across burning desert, lead them into the wild places of their native land as well as into many stra

Angels Around the World

Author:
Category: Controversial Knowledge
ISBN : 9780449983690
Publisher : Fawcett Books
Last update : 2009-05-22
In every time and place, angels have watched lovingly over human beings - transcending boundaries of race and religion to guide, rescue, and heal, and even to monitor the affairs of nations. In this beautiful book, authors Brad and Sherry Steiger share the dramatic stories of many such thrilling encounters worldwide...of the Austrian saved from the Gestapo by an angel...of the Filipino who was le

Full Moon Rising

Author: Keri Arthur, Tamara Lovatt-Smith
Category: Action & Thrillers
ISBN : 9780553804584
Publisher : Spectra
Last update : 2009-08-26
This spicy fantasy romance launches the Guardian series. Riley and Rhoan Jenson are part-vampire, part-werewolf twins. When Rhoan, an assassin for Melbourne`s Directorate of Other Races, suddenly vanishes, sexy vampire Quinn offers Riley his help in finding her brother--and in fulfilling the demands of Riley`s libido, which increase substantially as the moon waxes toward its full.

A Forthcoming Wizard (Hardcover)

Author: Jody Lynn Nye
Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy
ISBN : 9780765314345
Publisher : Tor Books
Last update : 2009-08-28
Halfling Tildi Summerbee led a typical, unexciting life, tending the house for her brothers while they managed the family farm...until she was forced to assume the identity of her recently deceased brother and accept his position as apprentice to a great wizard. Now she is on an important quest where the lessons of her apprenticeship pale in comparison to those learned in life-or-death situations

Eyes Like the Sea

Author: Maurus Jokai
Category: Literary
ISBN : 9781410106797
Publisher : Fredonia Books (NL)
Last update : 2009-05-22
Half autobiographical, dramatic, and at the same time humorous, Jokai's novel, crowned by the Hungarian Academy in 1860, is a delightful exception to the tendency which is fast making fiction a branch of science instead of art. -- Morning Post Eyes Like the Sea is an alluring book into which to dip at random... -- Academy. Eyes Like the Sea is one of those rare books that break all rules and defy

Eyes Like the Sea: A Novel (1901)

Author: Jokai, Maurus
Category: Literary
ISBN : 9781436661591
Publisher : Kessinger Publishing
Last update : 2009-05-21
Half autobiographical, dramatic, and at the same time humorous, Jokai''s novel, crowned by the Hungarian Academy in 1860, is a delightful exception to the tendency which is fast making fiction a branch of science instead of art. -- Morning Post Eyes Like the Sea is an alluring book into which to dip at random... -- Academy. Eyes Like the Sea is one of those rare books that break all rules and def

Desire

Author: Jayne Ann Krentz
Category: Romance
ISBN : 9780553591873
Publisher : Bantam Books
Last update : 2009-08-27
From the windswept, craggy coast of a remote British Isle comes the thrilling tale of a daring lady and a dangerous knight... bound by the tempests of fate--and the dawning of... Desire Upon her father''s death, beautiful, headstrong Lady Clarre knew that she must wed, for the protection of the Isle of Desire new fell to her. Yet when her guardian''s choice of prospective husband rode through her

The Birth of an Angel

Author: Paul J. Stuart
Category: Religious - General
ISBN : 9780595330287
Publisher : Unknown
Last update : 2009-05-22
Peter Blakely has lost his faith. After nine years on the streets, amidst a childhood-acquainted with grief, he recalls the absence of a father sent to prison years before. Now, a decade later, this man who has since been released, hopes f Enter Pascal...the newest angel. God has seen fit to create him for the sole purpose of serving as a guardian to this unlikely police officer. Tentative and un

Guardian Guide to Working Abroad

Author: Nick Clayton
Category: General
ISBN : 9780713684056
Publisher : A & C Black
Last update : 2009-05-21
The lure of working abroad can be hard to resist, and improvements in technology mean that you can enjoy the best of both worlds. Full of practical advice on the most popular countries, this book is a must-read for anyone who wants to experience working life in another part of the world.

San Francisco's Presidio

Author: Robert W. Bowen
Category: General
ISBN : 9780738529868
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Last update : 2009-05-22
What was once home to the native tribe known as the Ohlone, and functioning as guardian of the San Francisco Bay under Spanish, Mexican, and American flags, the Presidio has served as outpost as well as cultural barometer of the vast changes this country and the state of California have seen. For almost a century and a half, the U.S. military transformed these grounds into a logistical centerpiec

The Tombs of Atuan

Author: Ursula K. Leguin
Category: Fantasy - Epic
ISBN : 9781416509622
Publisher : Pocket Books
Last update : 2009-05-22
THE TOMBS OF ATUAN Book Two of Ursula K. Le Guin''s Earthsea CycleNow a SCI FI Original Miniseries! When young Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, everything is taken away from her-home, family, possessions, even her name. She is now known only as Arha, the Eaten One, guardian of the labyrinthine Tombs of Atuan, shrouded in darkness. When a young wiz