| Oy!: The Ultimate Book of Jewish Jokes Release Date: September 4, 2007Hanukah QuizzesMatzo Ball HumorA Real Kosher Treat! From rabbis to relationships, latkes to lawyers, and marriages to miracles, here is a feast of more than a thousand old and new Jewish jokes and witty anecdotes---and you don't have to be Jewish to enjoy them!David Minkoff's Web site, www.awordinyoureye.com, has attracted attention and contributions from around the world. Containing jokes to tell children, a compatibility test for couples, and humorous quips for special occasions, his book is a truly unique collection. "This clever kosher compilation...
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| A Hammock Beneath the Mangoes: Stories from Latin America (Plume Fiction) Release Date: November 1, 1992| Series: Plume Fiction IntroductionOne: The River PlateHoracio Quiroga: The Dead ManJulia Cortázar: AxolotlArmonía Somers: Waiting for PolidoroJorge Luís Borges: The Circular RuinsJuan Carlos Onetti: The Dog Will Have Its DayAdolfo Bioy Casares: The IdolManuel Puig: Relative Humidity 95%Two: ChileIsabel Allende: Toad's MouthThree: BrazilJorge Amado: The Miracle of the BirdsMurilo Rubião: The Ex-Magician from the Minhota TavernClarice Lispector: LoveJoaquim Maria Machado de Assis: The PsychiatristMoacyr Scliar: The PlaguesJoão ...
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| Living Promises Publication Date: July 4, 2011Six years ago, Jeff Beachum comforted a frightened teenager outside an HIV treatment clinic, and Collin Waters has remembered his kindness ever since. Now, after six years of crushing on the kind, brown-eyed sweetheart of his dreams, Collin is feeling adult and together enough to make his move. Too bad fate, which has never been kind to Jeff, has something else in mind.Jeff's life had fallen completely apart before that long-ago day, and it isn't much better now. Jeff has toughened up, become self-reliant, been the funny guy his friends turn to, the one who give...
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| The Wit of Oscar Wilde (Wit of Ireland) Publication Date: July 1, 2001| Series: Wit of Ireland Oscar Wilde boasted that he could talk spontaneously on any subject, a claim home out by the range and scope of the quotations in The Wit of Oscar Wilde. This is an entertaining and revealing book on one of the most quoted men in history. ...
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| Devil's Claw (Joanna Brady) Release Date: December 28, 2010| Series: Joanna Brady A spellbinding story of life and death, rage and murder in the silent Arizona night from New York Times bestselling author J. A. JanceIn the desert, a Native American woman is deadan ex-con once jailed for the murder of her husbandand her teenage daughter has vanished into the long shadows of the night-still canyons. A dedicated law officer, Sheriff Joanna Brady of Cochise County has suffered stoically through loss and painyet she has never wavered in her commitment to duty and the pursuit of justice. Now, as she s...
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| N or M?: A Tommy and Tuppence Mystery (Tommy and Tuppence Mysteries) Release Date: April 17, 2012| Series: Tommy and Tuppence MysteriesIt is World War II, and while the RAF struggles to keep the Luftwaffe at bay, Britain faces an even more sinister threat from "the enemy within"—Nazis posing as ordinary citizens. With pressure mounting, the intelligence service appoints two unlikely spies, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. Their mission: to seek out a man and a woman from among the colorful guests at Sans Souci, a seaside hotel. But this assignment is no stroll along the promenade—N and M have just murdered Britain's finest agent and no one at all...
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| The Chronicles of Avantia #3: Call to War Publication Date: September 1, 2012| Age Level: 8 and up...
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| Hoot Release Date: December 27, 2005| Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up A book for young readers. It involves new kids, bullies, alligators, eco-warriors, pancakes, and pint-sized owls. A hilarious Floridian adventure! ...
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| A Spooky Adventure (Disney/Pixar Toy Story) (Step into Reading) Release Date: July 12, 2011| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
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| Sports (First Discovery Books) Publication Date: August 1998| Age Level: 3 and up...
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| Commander Toad in Space Release Date: April 16, 1996| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up...
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| Mr. Grumpy's Birthday Bash (The Mr. Men Show) Release Date: April 15, 2010| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up...
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| Abby Takes a Stand: 1960 (Scraps of Time) ...
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| El sabor de la vida/Spice it up (Spanish Edition) ...
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| The Life Cycle of a Honeybee [With CD] ...
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| Hernando De Soto (Explorers) ...
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| Just Plain Mel (Piece of My Mind Devotionals #1) Publication Date: June 2002| Age Level: 8 and up...
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| Frosty the Snowman Release Date: September 22, 2003| Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up Frosty the snowmanwas a jolly, happy soul, with a corncob pipe and a button noseand two eyes made out of coal!Everybody's favorite snowman comes magically to life in the pages of this picture book. Featuring the festive spirit and rollicking lyrics of the original song, it's the perfect read-aloud for this holiday season. ...
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| Charismatic Gifts in the Early Church: An Exploration into the Gifts of the Spirit During the First Three Centuries of the Christian Church Publication Date: December 1, 1984The emergence and widespread acceptance of the validity of the charismatic experience has generated many questions. One of the foremost is, "What happened to the gifts of the Spirit after the New Testament period?" Dr. Ronald Kydd's careful probe seeks to answer that question.After a thorough and careful study of the writings of the early church fathers, Dr. Kydd provides an objective, informative analysis, and reaches thought-provoking conclusions. He concludes "that what emerges from a study of the sources is the picture of a Church which is strongly chari...
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| Living the Lectionary: Links to Life and Literature, Year C Publication Date: May 26, 2007Each Sunday we listen to Gods word proclaimed in the assembly. We ask ourselves, what does this mean for my life and for our world at this time? How is the biblical word, as Psalm 119 suggests, a lamp to my feet and a light to my path?Geoff Wood combines examples from Western literature and his own personal life to help readers connect the Sunday readings for Lectionary Year C to their own experiences. Homilists, Bible study groups, catechists, youth ministers, and RCIA teams will appreciate this book's ability to shed insight into the wisdom of scripture in pos...
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