 | Being Abbas El Abd (Modern Arabic Literature)
Publication Date: August 20, 2009| Series: Modern Arabic Literature What is madness? asks the narrator of Ahmed Alaidy's jittery, funny, and angry novel. Assuring readers that they are about to find out, the narrator takes us on a journey through the insanity of present-day Cairo - in and out of minibuses, malls, and crash pads, navigating the city's pinball machine of social life with tolerable efficiency.But lurking under the rocks in his grouchy, chain-smoking, pharmaceutically-oriented, twenty-something life are characters like his elusive psychiatrist uncle with a disturbing interest in...
 |  | Fifty Tang Poems
Publication Date: March 21, 2000Bi-lingual edition with translation and annotation of fifty of the greatest poems from China's Tang Dynasty (617-906 a.d.).Appended are introductions to the history of the Tang Dynasty, Tang poetic genres, and Tang poets.Each poem is given with translation and Chinese original; on the facing page are found the pronunciation and meaning of each character, as well as copious notes. ...
|  | Elvira's House Of Mystery #1
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|  | The King of Torts
Release Date: December 27, 2005The office of the public defender is not known as a training ground for bright young litigators.Clay Carter has been there too long and, like most of his colleagues, dreams of a better job in a real firm.When he reluctantly takes the case of a young man charged with a random street killing, he assumes it is just another of the many senseless murders that hit D.C. every week.As he digs into the background of his client, Clay stumbles on a conspiracy too horrible to believe.He suddenly finds himself in the middle of a complex case against one of the largest pharm...
|  | The Man from Beijing (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
Release Date: March 8, 2011| Series: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard The best-selling, award-winning author of the Kurt Wallander series delivers an incredible stand-alone masterpiece: a bone-chilling mystery that spans two centuries and four continents. In the far north of Sweden a small, quiet village has been almost entirely wiped out by a mass murderer. The only clue left at the scene is a red ribbon. Among the victims are the grandparents of Judge Birgitta Roslin, who sets out to find the killer. Despite being brushed off by the police, Birgitta is determined to prove that the murders w...
|  | The One Year Devotions for Kids #1 (One Year Book of Devotions for Kids)
Publication Date: October 7, 1993| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up...
|  | The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Storybook Classics)
Publication Date: January 2, 2011| Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up...
|  | Shells on the Sand, Shells in the Sea
Publication Date: December 11, 2006Shells on the Sand, Shells in the SeaA Young Person´s First Guide to North Atlantic SeashellsThis soft cover book is a unique science picture book for five to ten year olds. There are seventy-seven professional color photographs, illustrating wonderful facts about the nine most commonly found North Atlantic seashells. Delightful photos of children interacting with shells bring the text to life. The fifty pages include an index and glossary substantiated by Yale´s Peabody Museum and Milford Marine Laboratory scientists, and present an appealing int...
|  | An Australian ABC of Animals
Publication Date: October 1, 2009| Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up Lavishly illustrated, this book is both a delightful introduction to the alphabet and a unique exploration of Australian wildlife as seen through the eyes of an indigenous artist. Animals include: kangaroo, bandicoot, wombat, echidna, cockatoo, frog, goanna, and many more. ...
|  | Tonka: If I Could Drive A Car Hauler: (tonka: Si Yo Pudieara Manejar Un Portaautos)
Publication Date: January 1, 2004| Age Level: 3 and up...
|  | Marla Frazee (Children's Illustrators Set 2)
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|  | Side by Side: Five Favorite Picture-Book Teams Go to Work
Publication Date: November 1, 2001Have you ever wondered how a picture book is made? The process is similar to the way we play a team sport, put on a play, or build a sandcastle-through collaboration. Writers and illustrators collaborate in a variety of ways. Sometimes they start as friends who choose to work together. Sometimes they become friends through the work they do. And sometimes they find that their feelings and styles change to the point where they can no longer work together. Each collaborative team and venture is unique. Side by Side focuses on five famous author/illustrator team...
|  | Britannica Discovery Library
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|  | The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical
Release Date: February 2, 2006Living as an Ordinary Radical Many of us find ourselves caught somewhere between unbelieving activists and inactive believers. We can write a check to feed starving children or hold signs in the streets and feel like we've made a difference without ever encountering the faces of the suffering masses. In this book, Shane Claiborne describes an authentic faith rooted in belief, action, and love, inviting us into a movement of the Spirit that begins inside each of us and extends into a broken world. Shane's faith led him to dress the wounds of lepers with Mother Te...
|  | Prepared To Preach: God's Work and our's in proclaiming His Word (Christian Focus)
Publication Date: April 12, 2005| Series: Christian Focus 'Prepared to Preach' offers an accessible and concise aid for all those who have been challenged to preach or feel a growing compulsion to do so. This is an essential read for all those who are wondering precisely where to start in preparing to expound God's word, whether it is for the Divinity Student, the layperson, the parachurch worker or the short-term missionary. This is a comprehensive yet digestible guide. Scharf focuses on the attitudes and skills those inexperienced in preaching need to develop, whilst at all times re-enforc...
|  | The Shape of Catholic Theology: An Introduction to Its Sources, Principles, and History
Publication Date: February 5, 1991An exemplary summary of the state of Catholic theology and what appears to be its future. This historical treatment of Catholic theology looks not to the content of that theology but rather to the form in which that content is contained and how it is expressed. Faithful to Catholic teaching yet critical, discerning yet impartial, Nichols offers this introduction to dogmatic theology, with the firm belief "that dogmatics are the center of theology, and that any theological discipline which cuts itself off from these heartlands does so at its own peril. Fo...
|  | John Calvin: Writings on Pastoral Piety (Classics of Western Spirituality)
Publication Date: January 2, 2002| Series: Classics of Western Spirituality John Calvin, one of the most important Protestant reformers of the 16th century, is well known as a theologian. However, he was also a caring preacher, pastor and spiritual leader. This volume in the dynamic Classics of Western Spirituality™ series highlights this significant but relatively unknown side of Calvin by exploring his piety and spirituality.This volume covers the scope of Calvin's life and work and includes sections on his life, theological orientation, liturgical and sacramental practices, the psalm...
|  | Mirror Mirror...Am I Beautiful?: Looking Deeper to Find Your True Beauty
Publication Date: November 12, 2008Does the mirror define your beauty and who you are? Are you desperately striving for the world's "perfect image" of outer beauty? Or have you given up trying, realizing you'll never be "good enough?"It's time to look deeper, past the surface. It's time to find your true beauty!Get practical, real-life, biblical advice for the issues you deal with every day...Body Image. Beauty. Fashion. Sex. Dating. Self Esteem. Relationships.Will you dare to look deeper?If you do, you will find that there is so much more. More than what your mirror has ...
|  | Victoria Sobre La Oscuridad/Victory Over the Darkness: Reconoce El Poder De Tu Identidad En Cristo (Spanish Edition)
Publication Date: February 11, 2002En este clasico vas a encontrar que tu tambien puedes tener libertad sobre tu pasado y presente, ademas de conocer tu identidad en Cristo.The powers of darkness attack us daily. But, as Dr. Neil Anderson shows us in Victory over the Darkness, you can have the power to conquer them by knowing who you are in Christ. ...
|  | God In the Pits: The Enron-Jihad Edition
Publication Date: September 25, 2005This is a story about one man's journey from a childhood in Afghanistan to the money pits of America. ...
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