[bksvol-discuss] New Books (159) for 09-25
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=====FICTION, 60
206 BONES (TEMPERANCE BRENNAN #12), BY KATHY REICHS
Tempe wakes in the dark and cold. She is bound and in pain. How did she
get here, and why?
Excellent Quality, 308 Pages
Copyright 2009
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118884/
ALAPANAI (ELUCIDATIONS), BY R. NATARAJAN AND ABDUL RAHMAN
Translation in English of the award winning title Alapanai in Tamil by
Abdul Rahman.
Excellent Quality, 103 Pages
Copyright 2008
Poetry
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118581/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126026189/
ANCIENT INDIAN LITERATURE, AN ANTHOLOGY: VOLUME THREE, TAMIL AND
KANNADA, BY T. R. S. SHARMA
A very detailed and lucid book written by Mr. Sharma as he gives a good
description of the Indian culture and any person reading this book would
definitely get a profound knowledge of this culture.
Excellent Quality, 580 Pages
Copyright 2000
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117881/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/812600794X/
ANCIENT INDIAN LITERATURE, AN ANTHOLOGY: VOLUME ONE, VEDIC SANSKRIT AND
PALI, BY T. R. S. SHARMA
This consists of selections in translation of Indian literature from the
beginning to AD 1100. Vol I covers Vedic Sanskrit and Pali texts
together since they represent two scriptural traditions which have given
rise to two major religions of the world.
Excellent Quality, 616 Pages
Copyright 2000
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118164/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/812600794X/
A FLAG ON THE ISLAND, BY V. S. NAIPAUL
An anthology of short stories by V.S. Naipaul.
Excellent Quality, 212 Pages
Copyright 1967
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118640/
A QUESTION OF BLOOD (INSPECTOR REBUS #14), BY IAN RANKIN
At a private school just north of Edinburgh, two seventeen-year olds are
killed by an ex-Army loner who has gone off the rails. Ex-Army himself,
Rebus becomes fascinated by the killer... See long synopsis.
Publisher Quality, 35 Pages
Copyright 2003
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/88218/
BALWANT SINGH: SELECTED SHORT STORIES, BY BALWANT SINGH AND JAI RATAN
AND GOPI CHAND NARANG
Anthology of short stories by Balwant Singh, translated from Urdu.
Excellent Quality, 303 Pages
Copyright 1996
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117547/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8172016875/
BETWEEN YOU AND ME: SELECTED KANNADA POEMS OF G.S. SIVARUDRAPPA, BY O.
L. NAGABHUSANASVAMI AND G. S. SIVARUDRAPPA
The poems included in this anthology are selected with a view of
representing the range of poet's major concerns.
Excellent Quality, 110 Pages
Copyright 2003
Poetry
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117579/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126015632/
BIGFOOT DREAMS, BY FRANCINE PROSE
"Bigfoot Dreams" is a hilarious comedy of American psychology and pop
culture.
Excellent Quality, 288 Pages
Copyright 1986
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118722/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/080504860X/
BLUES, BY JOHN HERSEY
The pleasures of a summer's blue fishing off Martha's Vineyard are
marvelously evoked as John Hersey reflects upon the angler's art,
wonders of the teeming oceans where fish and fisherman confront each
other, and the web of interdependence they share.
Excellent Quality, 216 Pages
Copyright 1987
Sports, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118647/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0394757025/
BODILY HARM, BY MARGARET ATWOOD
A powerfully and brilliantly crafted novel, "Bodily Harm" is the story
of Rennie Wilford, a young journalist whose life has begun to shatter
around the edges.
Excellent Quality, 294 Pages
Copyright 1981
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118710/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385491077/
CONTEMPORARY MAITHILI SHORT STORIES, BY MURARI MADHUSUDAN THAKUR
Both in the experiences they embody and the techniques they use, the
stories show a vigor, a variety and a realism that stand witness to
their being rooted in the soil of the Mithila region and to their truth
to contemporary experience.
Excellent Quality, 342 Pages
Copyright 2005
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117562/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126020628/
CRYSTALLIZED MEMORIES: AWARD WINNING TELUGU ESSAYS, BY CEKURI RAMA RAO
AND M. V. CHALAPATHI RAO
Crystallized Memories is the translation of Chekuri Rama Rao's Smriti
Kinankam.
Excellent Quality, 288 Pages
Copyright 2005
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118624/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126021632/
DEXTER BY DESIGN, BY JEFF LINDSAY
The macabre, witty New York Times bestselling series (and inspiration
for the #1 Showtime series, Dexter) continues as our darkly lovable
killer matches wits with a sadistic artiste who is creating bizarre
murder tableaux of his own all over Miami.
Excellent Quality, 286 Pages
Copyright 2009
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118977/
EXPLORATIONS: A SELECTION OF ENGLISH PROSE, BY ORIENT LONGMAN
This anthology is not just about pursuing ideas but also about pursuing
changes in culture and society.
Excellent Quality, 71 Pages
Copyright 2007
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117900/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8125033858/
FLING AND OTHER STORIES, BY JOHN HERSEY
An anthology of eleven short stories: God's Typhoon, Peggety's Parcel of
Shortcomings, Fling, The Blouse, The Announcement, Why Were You Sent Out
Here?, Requiescat, The Captain, Mr. Quintillian, The Terrorist, and
Affinities.
Excellent Quality, 221 Pages
Copyright 1990
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118646/
GOLD NUGGETS: SELECTED POST-INDEPENDENCE TELUGU SHORT STORIES, BY C.
VIJAYASREE AND BHADRIRAJU KRISHNAMURTI
The stories trace the impact of all the important socio-political
movements that have swept across the Telugu land in the
post-Independence era: socialism, communism, feminism, civil right
movement and the dalit movement.
Excellent Quality, 477 Pages
Copyright 2004
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118200/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126019301/
GUIDED TOURS OF HELL: NOVELLAS, BY FRANCINE PROSE
The less-than-innocents abroad in these daring short novels are
Americans in Europe, involved in what turn out to be pleasure tours of hell.
Excellent Quality, 242 Pages
Copyright 1997
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118650/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0805048618/
HOUSEHOLD SAINTS, BY FRANCINE PROSE
Set in New York's Little Italy in the 1950s -- a community closely knit
by gossip and tradition -- this is the story of an extraordinary family,
the Santangelos.
Excellent Quality, 228 Pages
Copyright 1981
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118651/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312393415/
HUNTERS AND GATHERERS, BY FRANCINE PROSE
Reeling from the shock of a failed romance, Martha, a fact checker at a
chic fashion magazine, falls in with a group of New Age feminist goddess
worshipers.
Excellent Quality, 248 Pages
Copyright 1995
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118653/
MADHURACHENNA, BY G. S. KAPSE AND G. B. SAJJAN
One of the diggajas spearheading the Renaissance movement in Kannada
Literature.
Excellent Quality, 91 Pages
Copyright 2005
Nonfiction, Poetry, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118928/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126017309/
MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, BY RIDLEY PEARSON
The "Blue Flu" has struck the Seattle Police Force and a majority of the
officers are on an unofficial strike. Overworked and understaffed,
Detective Lou Boldt is remaining on the job, but a string of robberies
and the brutal near-murder of a female cop, pressure threatens Boldt's
psyche.
Excellent Quality, 378 Pages
Copyright 2000
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/113875/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0786865636/
MR. STONE AND THE KNIGHTS COMPANION, BY V. S. NAIPAUL
Mr. Stone likes to be known as Head Librarian with Excal, and dislikes
the prospect of retirement. After a brief acquaintanceship with Mrs.
Springer, he marries her to defend himself against idleness and solitude.
Excellent Quality, 128 Pages
Copyright 1963
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118607/
MYSTERY OF THE MISSING CAP AND OTHER STORIES, BY MANOJ DAS
"Sahitya Akademi award-winning Oriya short stories."
Excellent Quality, 225 Pages
Copyright 1995
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117542/
MY PETITION FOR MORE SPACE, BY JOHN HERSEY
Hersey conveys the result of overpopulation in his quietly imaginative
portrayal of a fiction world in which people can't get away from each other.
Excellent Quality, 185 Pages
Copyright 1974
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118616/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0394494660/
NAUTI BOY, BY LORA LEIGH
First in a trilogy that crosses the boundaries of erotic fiction-from
the bestselling author of Megan's Mark. Too weak to resist young Kelly
Benton's attempts at seduction, Rowdy Mackay left home eight years ago.
Excellent Quality, 296 Pages
Copyright 2007
Romance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/110757/
NOCTURNE (87TH PRECINCT #48), BY ED MCBAIN
The murder of a musician appears to have been caused by a robbery, but
detectives Carella and Hawes believe there's more to the case.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 1997
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/89081/
NORTH RIVER, BY PETER HAMILL
In 1934, Dr. Delaney isemotionally numb and haunted by the slaughters of
the Great War. His only daughter has left for Mexico, and his wife Molly
vanished months before. Then, on a snowy New Year's Day, the doctor
returns home to find his three-year-old grandson on his doorstep...
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2007
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/88738/
NOTHING LASTS FOREVER, BY SIDNEY SHELDON
Dr. Paige Taylor is on trial for mercy killing one of her patients.
Racing from the life-and-death decisions of a big San Francisco hospital
to the tension-packed fireworks of a murder trial, this story lays bare
the ambitions and fears of healers and killers, lovers and betrayers.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 1994
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/87369/
NOT EASILY BROKEN, BY T. D. JAKES
After years of disagreeing about what true happiness, success, and love
really are, Dave and Clarice Johnson finally face the breaking point of
their marriage. See long synopsis.
Publisher Quality, 33 Pages
Copyright 2006
Romance, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/87871/
OF FIRE AND NIGHT, BY KEVIN J. ANDERSON
After many years of hardship and bravery, the human race faces its
greatest challenge. The sweeping war between titanic races -- a conflict
that has obliterated planets, extinguished entire stars, exterminated
whole races -- is reaching its end game.
Publisher Quality, 146 Pages
Copyright 2006
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/87688/
ONCE A BRIDE, BY SHARI ANTON
On her wedding day, Eloise of Lelleford is shocked when her betrothed
dies on the church steps and her father disappears after being charged
with treason. And then England's king places her home in the hands of a
knight she loathes--and longs for.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2004
Romance, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/89417/
ONCE SMITTEN, TWICE SHY, BY LORI WILDE
Wedding videographer Tish Gallagher is at the end of her rope. Her
business is about to go bust. She's just spent her last buck on
nonreturnable (but oh so fabulous) shoes. And her most sustainable
relationship is with a pint of Haagen Dazs. See long synopsis.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2008
Romance, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/88710/
PENTHOUSE VARIATIONS, BY PENTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL
Over two dozen audacious adventures in pleasure. From a wine tasting
that opens up a flood of delight to the secrets that await behind the
closed doors of an erotic emporium, the 28 stories in PENTHOUSE
VARIATIONS are sure to continue the series' titillating success.
Publisher Quality, 34 Pages
Copyright 2003
Entertainment, Romance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/88404/
PENTHOUSE UNCENSORED V, BY THE EDITORS OF PENTHOUSE MAGAZINE
Collection of erotic stories from Penthouse.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2004
Entertainment, Romance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/88098/
PENTHOUSE UNCENSORED IV, BY THE EDITORS OF PENTHOUSE MAGAZINE
Collection of erotic stories from Penthouse.
Publisher Quality, 72 Pages
Copyright 2004
Entertainment, Romance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/88246/
PLAYING GOD, BY SARAH ZETTEL
Executive Dr. Lynn Nussbaumer has just been handed the project of her
career and the challenge of a lifetime: to save an entire planet. See
long synopsis.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 1998
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/88973/
QUEEN OF MIAMI, BY MéTA SMITH
An aspiring DJ flees her affluent upbringing and begins an affair with a
mysterious stranger in a sizzling new street novel from the author of
"The Rolexxx Club.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2007
Romance, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/89421/
RADHAKRISHNA, BY PANUGANTI LAKSHMI NARASIMHA RAO
Based on the tenets of Gaudiya Vaishnavism, the 5-act play depicts Radha
as a simple bhakti growing into Mahabhava, its highest culmination
usually being associated with only Radha by Vaishnava scholars.
Excellent Quality, 94 Pages
Copyright 2002
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117893/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126013907/
RATHA'S CREATURE (THE NAMED #1), BY CLARE BELL
Twenty-five million years in the past, a society of intelligent cats
pushed close to extinction meets an enemy band of raiding predatory cats
in a decisive battle which will determine the future for both.
Excellent Quality, 264 Pages
Copyright 1983
Animals, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118935/
RATHA'S CHALLENGE (THE NAMED #4), BY CLARE BELL
An encounter with a group of unusual cats helps bring Ratha, leader of
the prehistoric cat clan called the Named, and her estranged daughter
Thistle to a better understanding of each other.
Excellent Quality, 231 Pages
Copyright 1994
Animals, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118410/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0689505868/
RATHA AND THISTLE-CHASER (THE NAMED #3), BY CLARE BELL
Crippled and tortured by paralyzing nightmares, Newt, a solitary cat,
finds a new life for herself with the strange tusked creatures of the
seashore.
Excellent Quality, 232 Pages
Copyright 1990
Animals, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118407/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0689504624/
RECLAMATION, BY SARAH ZETTEL
Arla Stone, a pariah from the Realm of the Nameless, is kidnapped by the
master race called Vitae. Soon Eric, a Telekinetic healer, must save his
home planet.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 1996
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/89276/
ROCKS OF HAMPI: POEMS OF CHANDRASEKHAR KAMBAR, BY O. L. NAGABHUSHANA
AND CHANDRASEKHAR KAMBAR
The book is an anthology of poems on and about children, poems that sing
of love for this "unattainable earth" as Milosz puts it.
Excellent Quality, 64 Pages
Copyright 2004
Poetry
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118626/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126015624/
SEVEN RIVERS WEST, BY EDWARD COOLBAUGH HOAGLAND
A fantastic Western romp by one of America's finest writers.
Excellent Quality, 309 Pages
Copyright 1986
History, Westerns, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118747/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0671607537/
SHORT STORIES FROM PAKISTAN, BY M. ASADUDDIN AND ASIF FARRUKHI AND
INTIZAR HUSAIN
The stories selected chronicle the achievement of short fiction in
Pakistan since its creation under traumatic circumstances, to the end of
the twentieth century.
Excellent Quality, 344 Pages
Copyright 2003
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118182/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126015985/
THE CONSPIRACY, BY JOHN HERSEY
Nero's secret police believe they have come on the first hints of a plot
against the emperor's life. Once a promising and gifted friend of poets,
pupil of the great Seneca, Nero has bloodied himself and grown fat on power.
Excellent Quality, 284 Pages
Copyright 1972
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118730/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0394479297/
THE RED GLOVES COLLECTION: GIDEON'S GIFT, MAGGIE'S MIRACLE, SARAH'S
SONG, HANNAH'S HOPE, BY KAREN KINGSBURY
A collection of four inspirational and timeless holiday tales that will
touch readers of all ages.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2006
Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/87268/
THE OVERLOOK (HARRY BOSCH #13), BY MICHAEL CONNELLY
Stanley Kent was a medical physicist with access tosome highly toxic
substances. He also had two bullets in the back of his head. And a
quantity of potentially deadly radioactive chemical was missing.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2007
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/88568/
THE PEACEABLE KINGDOM: STORIES, BY FRANCINE PROSE
A selection of 11 short stories, including Talking dog, Cauliflower
heads, Rubber life, Amazing, Ghirlandaio, Amateur voodoo, Potato world,
Dog stories, Imaginary problems, The shining path, and Hansel and Gretel.
Excellent Quality, 232 Pages
Copyright 1993
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118632/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060754044/
THE PORTABLE PROMISED LAND: STORIES, BY TOURé
Welcome to Soul City, the fictional American metropolis where magic is
as natural as sunshine and where an astonishing array of characters
celebrate life's simple pleasures and draw strength from each other in
hard times. Here irreverent humor and sharp-eyed social satire combine
to produce unforgettable stories.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2002
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/89581/
THE POETS' CORNER:THE ONE-AND-ONLY POETRY BOOK FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY, BY
JOHN LITHGOW
Award-winning actor John Lithgow combines his favorite poems in this
collection. Includes pieces by William Blake, Emily Dickinson, Edgar
Allan Poe, Dylan Thomas, and more.
Publisher Quality, 51 Pages
Copyright 2007
Poetry, Parenting and Family
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/88004/
THE QUOTABLE SHERLOCK HOLMES: INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL STRAND MAGAZINE, BY
GERARD VAN DER LEUN AND JOHN H. WATSON
The only comprehensive compendium of Sherlockian wisdom and sage advice
ever assembled. The original and definitive volume of over 600 memorable
quotes from the one and only Mr. Sherlock Holmes.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2000
Nonfiction, Reference, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/89348/
THE RED HAT SOCIETY'S ACTING THEIR AGE (RED HAT SOCIETY #1), BY REGINA
HALE SUTHERLAND
Mia finds teenage runaway Rachel hiding in the storeroom of her coffee
shop. Sheriff Cade Sloan hasa suspicious look in his eyes, and though
Mia's heart skips a beat when he looks at her, she decides she must lie
to him about Rachel.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2005
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/87882/
THE VAMPIRE'S BRIDE (ATLANTIS #4), BY GENA SHOWALTER
He is Layel, king of the vampires, a master seducer no woman can deny.
But since a rogue horde of dragons killed his beloved over two centuries
ago, Layel has existed only for vengeance until he meets Delilah.
Excellent Quality, 411 Pages
Copyright 2009
Romance, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118937/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0373773595/
VINTAGE NAIPAUL, BY V. S. NAIPAUL
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, V.S. Naipaul is a most
intelligent and unflinching observer of the collision between modern and
traditional societies.
Excellent Quality, 199 Pages
Copyright 2004
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118374/
WHIP HAND, BY DICK FRANCIS
Ex-jockey and private investigator Sid Halley is approached by the wife
of an elite racehorse trainer, who begs his help in figuring out why her
husband's most promising horses have been performing so poorly.
Excellent Quality, 292 Pages
Copyright 1979
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/119072/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0515125040/
WILDERNESS TIPS, BY MARGARET ATWOOD
Here are brilliantly rendered stories that explore themes of loss and
discovery, of the gap between youthful dreams and mature reality, of how
we connect with others and with the sometimes hidden part of ourselves.
Excellent Quality, 237 Pages
Copyright 1991
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118656/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385421060/
WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST, AND OTHER STORIES, BY FRANCINE PROSE
These bright tales display Prose's special gift for revealing the
mysteries at the heart of contemporary life, but beneath their surface
they deal compassionately with that most modern discovery: nothing is as
people have foreseen -- not even their own desires.
Excellent Quality, 236 Pages
Copyright 1988
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118354/
YAGNAM AND OTHER STORIES, BY C. L. L. JAYAPRADA AND KALIPATNAM RAMARAVU
The volume has nine stories each with a short title: yagnam, violence,
no room, passion, peace, death, perennial waters, and intrigue.
Excellent Quality, 322 Pages
Copyright 2006
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118582/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126023201/
=====NONFICTION, 75
ABBURI RAMAKRISHNA RAU, BY E. NAGESWARA RAO
On the life and works of Abburi Ramakrishna Rau.
Excellent Quality, 118 Pages
Copyright 2002
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118712/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126010703/
AJAX: THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE, BY ANTHONY HOLDENER
Ajax builds on older technologies and techniques but reaches a tipping
point where the results are new. This book gives you a boost to this
next stage of web application development, teaching you how
tried-and-true web standards not only make Ajax possible, but why
developing with them is faster, easier and cheaper. Learn to build
browser-based applications that function like desktop programs.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2008
Computers and Internet
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/116706/
AKHTARULIMAN, BY GHULAM RIZVI GARDISH
Biography of Akhtaruliman, 1915-1996, Urdu poet.
Excellent Quality, 109 Pages
Copyright 2000
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118163/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126009209/
AMARANATHA JHA, BY HETUKAR JHA
On the life and works of Amaranatha Jha, 1897-1955, Maithili and Urdu
author.
Excellent Quality, 80 Pages
Copyright 1997
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117883/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126002948/
AN OPEN HEART: PRACTICING COMPASSION IN EVERYDAY LIFE, BY DALAI LAMA
The Dalai Lama showed that the path to compassion is a series of
meditations. The book outlines this course of meditation, from the
simplest to the most challenging, describing the mental training
techniques that will enable anyone of any faith to change their minds
and open their hearts.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2001
Nonfiction, Self-Help, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/88575/
APPLIED PHONETICS: THE SOUNDS OF AMERICAN ENGLISH (3RD EDITION), BY
HAROLD T. EDWARDS
For the third edition Edwards (communicative disorders and sciences,
Wichita State U., Wichita, Kansas) has expanded the sections on dynamics
of speech, American English dialects, and speech mechanism.
Excellent Quality, 387 Pages
Copyright 2003
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/119049/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0769302602/
ATKINSON AND HILGARD'S INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (15TH EDITION), BY
WILLEM A. WAGENAAR AND GEOFF R. LOFTUS AND BARBARA L. FREDRICKSON AND
SUSAN NOLEN-HOEKSEMA
Textbook on the basic concepts of psychology.
Excellent Quality, 787 Pages
Copyright 2009
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/119045/
AUTHORS SPEAK, BY SACCIDANANDAN
Authors Speak is a rare collection of first person accounts by 15 major
Indian authors presented during the `Meet the Author` series organized
by the Sahitya Akademi in collaboration with the India International
Centre, New Delhi.
Excellent Quality, 324 Pages
Copyright 2006
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117904/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/812601945X/
A WRITER'S PEOPLE: WAYS OF LOOKING AND FEELING: AN ESSAY IN FIVE PARTS,
BY V. S. NAIPAUL
In "A Writer's People", he takes us into the process of creative and
intellectual assimilation, which has shaped both his writing and his
life. Naipaul discusses the writers to whom he was exposed early on and
his first encounters with literary culture.
Excellent Quality, 201 Pages
Copyright 2007
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118642/
BHABANI BHATTACHARYA, BY S. K. DESAI
Biography of writer Bhabani Bhattacharya.
Excellent Quality, 102 Pages
Copyright 1995
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118168/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8172017723/
BREAKING BREAD: INSURGENT BLACK INTELLECTUAL LIFE, BY CORNEL WEST AND
BELL HOOKS
A series of dialogues between two of America's foremost black
intellectuals, where they examine not only each other but the weighty
subject of the black intellectual.
Excellent Quality, 176 Pages
Copyright 1991
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118707/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0896084140/
B. PUTTASWAMAYYA, BY SHANKAR MOKASHI-PUNEKAR
On the works of B. Puototasvaamayya, b. 1897, Kannada author.
Excellent Quality, 82 Pages
Copyright 2000
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117632/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126009438/
CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE LAW (5TH EDITION), BY KIM TYLER AND WALTER HUBER
A guide book to Real Estate Law in California, how it actually works and
as well as its processes.
Excellent Quality, 567 Pages
Copyright 2004
Nonfiction, Professional and Technical, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118711/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/091677239X/
CHANGAMPUZHA, BY S. GUPTAN NAIR
On the life and works of Changampuzha, 1911-1948, Malayalam poet.
Excellent Quality, 72 Pages
Copyright 2001
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118635/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126012927/
CHERUSSERI, BY T. BHASKARAN
Life and works of Cherusseri (1500 AD) and criticisms.
Excellent Quality, 128 Pages
Copyright 1997
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118960/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126002867/
COMPASS POINTS: HOW I LIVED, BY EDWARD COOLBAUGH HOAGLAND
In "Compass Points", Hoagland looks back over his life in an attempt to
discern the fundamental directions in which he is traveling, and he
tells a story that embraces some of the contradictions and complexities
of human experience.
Excellent Quality, 293 Pages
Copyright 2001
Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118713/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0375402462/
C. C. MEHTA, BY SHAILESH TEVANI
On the life and works of Chandravadan Chimanlal Mehta, b. 1901, Gujarati
author.
Excellent Quality, 100 Pages
Copyright 2003
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118179/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126016760/
C. N. SREEKANTAN NAIR (VISION AND MISSION OF A THEATRE ACTIVIST), BY
ABHILASH PILLAI
Life and works of C. N. Sreekantan Nair and his achievements.
Excellent Quality, 232 Pages
Copyright 2007
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118946/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126023775/
C. V. RAMAN PILLAI, BY S. GUPTAN NAIR
Pillai was one of the great Indian novelists and playwrights and the
greatest novelist and pioneering playwright and journalist in Malayalam.
Excellent Quality, 75 Pages
Copyright 1992
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118592/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/817201273X/
ESSENTIAL CVS, 2ND EDITION, BY JENNIFER VESPERMAN
This easy-to-follow reference shows a variety of professionals how to
use the Concurrent Versions System (CVS), the open source tool that lets
you manage versions of anything stored in files.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2009
Computers and Internet
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/116712/
FEMINISM IS FOR EVERYBODY: PASSIONATE POLITICS, BY BELL HOOKS
In "The Heart of Feminism", an engaging and provocative volume, Bell
Hooks introduces a popular theory of feminism rooted in common sense and
the wisdom of experience.
Excellent Quality, 126 Pages
Copyright 2000
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118320/
FINDING THE CENTER: TWO NARRATIVES, BY V. S. NAIPAUL
"Finding The Center" is an autobiographical account of the literary
beginnings and the imaginative promptings of Naipaul's many-sided
background.
Excellent Quality, 174 Pages
Copyright 1984
Nonfiction, Travel, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118631/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0394537777/
GLUTTONY: THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS, BY FRANCINE PROSE
In America, notes acclaimed novelist Francine Prose, we are obsessed
with food and diet. And what is this obsession with food except a
struggle between sin and virtue, overeating and self-control -- a
struggle with the fierce temptations of "Gluttony".
Excellent Quality, 120 Pages
Copyright 2003
Nonfiction, Cooking, Food and Wine
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118605/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0195156994/
HARDCORE JAVA, BY ROBERT SIMMONS JR
Hardcore Java takes this language and breaks it apart, piece by piece,
revealing the important secrets and tricks that will take you from a
junior-level programmer to a seasoned and expert developer.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2009
Computers and Internet
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/116705/
HARIVALLABHA BHAYANI, BY BALWANT JANI
Dr. Bhayani has contributed in the context of the Gujarati literature,
but is recognized at the national and international levels.
Excellent Quality, 49 Pages
Copyright 2004
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118629/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126020245/
HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL INDIA (800-1700), BY SATISH CHANDRA
Medieval India studies the interesting period in Indian history when the
land underwent drastic changes and was deeply influenced by the invading
armies, religious movements, the vicissitudes of the changing political,
economic and cultural scenes.
Excellent Quality, 417 Pages
Copyright 2007
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117892/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8125032266/
HONG KONG, BY JAN MORRIS
Morris chronicles the exploits of traders, pirates, colonists,
financiers, and shows how their descendants view the prospect of
reunification with the Chinese mainland.
Excellent Quality, 371 Pages
Copyright 1989
History, Nonfiction, Travel
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117556/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679724869/
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN INDIA, BY SIDDHARTH MALLAVARAPU AND KANTI P.
BAJPAI
This reader is a collection of first-rate theoretical engagements
relating to International Relations from across India.
Excellent Quality, 546 Pages
Copyright 2005
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117891/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8125026398/
IPOD: THE MISSING MANUAL, 6TH EDITION, BY DAVID POGUE AND J.D. BIERSDORFER
Get the scoop on iTunes 9 and all of the newest iPods with this
bestselling Missing Manual. Apple's gotten the world hooked on portable
music, pictures, and videos with its amazing entertainment center, but
one thing they haven't delivered is an easy guide for getting the most
from it. iPod: The Missing Manual gives you a no-nonsense view of the
latest iPod line, with crystal-clear explanations, easy-to-follow color
graphics, and expert guidance on the most useful things your iPod can do.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2009
Computers and Internet
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/116702/
LALITHAMBIKA ANTHARJANAM, BY GITA KRISHNANKUTTY
Inspired by the nationalist and social reform movements sweeping India
in the 1920s and 1930s, Antharjanam wrote of the terrible oppression
faced by namboodiri girls and women, known as antarjanams, or "those who
live inside."
Excellent Quality, 100 Pages
Copyright 2006
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118622/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126022035/
LEARNING GNU EMACS, 3RD EDITION, BY BILL ROSENBLATT AND ERIC S. RAYMOND
AND MARC LOY AND JAMES ELLIOTT AND DEBRA CAMERON
The third edition of Learning GNU Emacs describes Emacs 21.3 from the
ground up, including new user interface features such as an icon-based
toolbar and an interactive interface to Emacs customization. A new
chapter details how to install and run Emacs on Mac OS X, Windows, and
Linux, including tips for using Emacs effectively on those platforms.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2009
Computers and Internet
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/116700/
LEASES & RENTAL AGREEMENTS (7TH EDITION), BY JANET PORTMAN AND
RALPH WARNER AND MARCIA STEWART
This excellent book should be required reading for all landlords and
tenants.
Excellent Quality, 214 Pages
Copyright 2007
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118945/
LITERARY OCCASIONS: ESSAYS, BY V. S. NAIPAUL
A rich collection of essays on reading, writing, and identity from our
finest writer in English, V.S. Naipaul. "Literary Occasions" charts more
than half a century of personal inquiry into the mysteries of written
expression, and of fiction in particular.
Excellent Quality, 222 Pages
Copyright 2003
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118680/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0676975941/
LPI LINUX CERTIFICATION IN A NUTSHELL, 2ND EDITION, BY JEFF DEAN
LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell, Second Editionis a thoroughly
researched reference to the Linux Professional Institute exams. The book
is divided into four parts, one for each of the LPI exams. Each part
features not only a summary of the core skills you need, but sample
exercises and test questions, along with helpful hints to let you focus
your energies.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2008
Computers and Internet
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/116710/
L. H. AJWANI, BY CHETAN KARNANI
Lalsingh Hazari Singh Ajwani did his B.A. by coming first in the
examinations from Karachi and completed his M.A. in English literature
from the Bombay University.
Excellent Quality, 65 Pages
Copyright 2003
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118627/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126016647/
MAHAKAVI G. SANKARA KURUP, BY M. LEELAVATHI
His poetic calibre and philosophy, attracted the Indian mind,
transcending the limitations and barriers of the regional languages.
Excellent Quality, 92 Pages
Copyright 1990
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118929/
MASS MEDIA LAW 2009-2010, BY CLAY CALVERT AND DON R. PEMBER
This current and comprehensive textbook addresses the most relevant and
important aspects of mass media law in the United States, stretching
from the history and adoption of the First Amendment to the most recent
judicial opinions, statutory enactments and regulatory controversies
affecting speech across the print, broadcast, cable and Internet media.
Excellent Quality, 691 Pages
Copyright 2009
Nonfiction, Professional and Technical
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118725/
M. P. PAUL, BY K. M. THARAKAN
M. P. Paul biography.
Excellent Quality, 98 Pages
Copyright 1995
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118590/
NARHAR KURUNDKAR, BY L. S. DESAPANDE
Initially a teacher, Narhar Kurundkar became a lecturer in Marathi and
Principal of the college where he taught. He believed in the tenets of
both Gandhism and Marxism and severely criticized their excesses and
limitations also.
Excellent Quality, 73 Pages
Copyright 2005
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118588/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126020393/
N. V. KRISHNA WARRIOR, BY K.V. RAMAKRISHNAN
On the life and works of N. V. Krishna Warrior, b. 1917, Malayalam author.
Excellent Quality, 128 Pages
Copyright 2000
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118621/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126009500/
ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPERSTM: THE TALE OF THE TEUTULS, BY PAUL TEUTUL SR.
AND MICHAEL TEUTUL AND PAUL M. TEUTUL
Based on the hit TV show American Chopper, the story of The Teutuls
combines family history with a behind-the-scenestour of their renowned
motorcycle shop.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2006
Entertainment, Sports
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/89484/
OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE, BY R. T. KENDALL
What is so wrong with being nice? Nothing. But the God of the Bible is
not nice. This book will bring us back to the God of the Bible. Not the
God we like or the way we wish He were.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2005
Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/89693/
OWN YOUR OWN CORPORATION: WHY THE RICH OWN THEIR OWN COMPANIES AND
EVERYONE ELSE WORKS FOR THEM (RICH DAD ADVISOR'S SERIES), BY ROBERT T.
KIYOSAKI AND GARRETT SUTTON
Resource for private citizens to learn how to incorporate themselves and
their businesses. Offers indispensable and timeless advice and a highly
accessible breakdown of all the latest legal developments.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2001
Nonfiction, Self-Help, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91105/
PARASMANI PRADHAN, BY INDRAMANI PRADHAN
Born in 1898, Parasmani Pradhan began his long, steady, relentless
struggle for the development, diffusion and due recognition of the
Nepali language in India.
Excellent Quality, 129 Pages
Copyright 1997
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118593/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126003669/
PIONEERS IN PROTEST, BY LERONE BENNETT
In "Pioneers In Protest" celebrates the determination and achievement of
twenty men and women who initiated the revolutionary fight against
racism that is taking place in American society today.
Excellent Quality, 273 Pages
Copyright 1968
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118688/
POLLING MATTERS: WHY LEADERS MUST LISTEN TO THE WISDOM OF THE PEOPLE, BY
FRANK NEWPORT
Integrating lessons from history and social science in a conversational
style, Newport, editor in chief of the country's preeminent
pollingsource, explains how polling works and why polls matter in this
book for general readers and students.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2004
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/87357/
PROTECTING YOUR #1 ASSET: CREATING FORTUNES FROM YOUR IDEAS, BY MICHAEL
A. LECHTER
This book will familiarize readers with the basics they need for
protecting their companys critically important rights involving
copyright, patents, trademarks, and all other aspects of intellectual
property.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2001
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/89322/
PUTTING: BETTER BY SATURDAY, BY DAVE ALLEN
Golf Magazine brings together its Top 100 Teachers tooffer quick,
essential tips to help you save strokes the very next time you play.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2004
Nonfiction, Sports, Self-Help
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/87330/
RACE, CLASS, AND GENDER: AN ANTHOLOGY (6TH EDITION), BY PATRICIA HILL
COLLINS AND MARGARET L. ANDERSEN
This anthology introduces students to how race, class, and gender shape
the experiences of diverse groups in the U.S. Introductory essays for
each of the four sections stress the interconnectedness of these various
types of difference.
Excellent Quality, 590 Pages
Copyright 2007
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/119013/
RASHEED AHMAD SIDDIQUI, BY RAKHSHANDA JALIL AND SULEIMAN AKHTAR JAVED
On the life and works of Rasheed Ahmad Siddiqui, 1894-1977, Urdu writer.
Excellent Quality, 62 Pages
Copyright 1995
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118704/
RED WOLVES AND BLACK BEARS, BY EDWARD COOLBAUGH HOAGLAND
The life and times of Johnny Appleseed. The adventures of New York City
tugboatmen. Street life in Cairo and Dar es Salaam. The pains and
paradoxes of being male and female; the dilemmas of an aging America;
the unease of writers between books. The natural history of swallows,
juneberries, owls, foxes, and toads. The fourteen essays in this
brilliant collection cover all of the above and much more.
Excellent Quality, 276 Pages
Copyright 1976
Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118673/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0394400917/
RICH DAD'S WHO TOOK MY MONEY?: WHY SLOW INVESTORS LOSE AND FAST MONEY
WINS! (RICH DAD SERIES), BY SHARON L. LECHTER AND ROBERT T. KIYOSAKI
In this startling new book, Robert Kiyosaki shows how one can velocitize
their money in such a way that they can quickly achieve financial wealth
with extraordinary returns and amazing growth.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2004
Nonfiction, Self-Help, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91063/
RICH DAD'S GUIDE TO INVESTING, BY CPA LECHTER AND CPA SHARON L. LECHTER
AND ROBERT T. KIYOSAKI
An insider's look into the world of investing. Rich Dad's basic rules of
investing, How to reduce your investment risk, 10 Investor Controls, How
to convert your earned income into passive and portfolio income, How you
can be the ultimate investor!
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2000
Nonfiction, Self-Help, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/87254/
RICH DAD POOR DAD: WHAT THE RICH TEACH THEIR KIDS ABOUT MONEY--THAT THE
POOR AND THE MIDDLE CLASS DO NOT!, BY SHARON L. LECHTER AND ROBERT T.
KIYOSAKI
Author lays out the philosophy behind his relationship with money. Based
on the principle that income-generating assets always provide healthier
bottom-line results than even the best of traditional jobs, He explains
how those assets might be acquired so that the jobs can eventually be shed.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 1998
Nonfiction, Self-Help, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104410/
RUNNING LINUX, 5TH EDITION, BY MATT WELSH AND MATTHIAS KALLE DALHEIMER
The fifth edition of Running Linux is greatly expanded, reflecting the
maturity of the operating system and the teeming wealth of software
available for it. Hot consumer topics such as audio and video playback
applications, groupware functionality, and spam filtering are covered,
along with the basics in configuration and management that always made
the book popular.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2009
Computers and Internet
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/116715/
SALVATION: BLACK PEOPLE AND LOVE, BY BELL HOOKS
Her writings on love and its inextricable links to race, class, family,
history, and popular culture raise one pivotal question: How can we
create beloved American communities? "Salvation" is Bell Hooks's journey
to answer this question--an offering for everyone who cares about the
souls of black folk.
Excellent Quality, 225 Pages
Copyright 2001
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118399/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060184949/
SANT SINGH SEKHON, BY TEJWANT SINGH GILL
The volume includes selected writings of Sant Singh Sekhon, the most
innovative writer of Punjabi in the 20th century. Starting his career as
a poet of English, albeit of great promise, he shifted to Punjabi out of
deep alignment with Punjab.
Excellent Quality, 79 Pages
Copyright 2008
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118665/
SHADOW LIVES: WRITINGS ON WIDOWHOOD, BY PREETI GILL AND UMA CHAKRAVARTI
This volume documents the focus on the widow, regarded as the dark half
of womankind in tradition, the structural counterpart of the sumangali
or the auspicious married woman, and to provide an archive on widowhood.
Excellent Quality, 489 Pages
Copyright 2001
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117541/
SISTERS OF THE YAM: BLACK WOMEN AND SELF-RECOVERY, BY BELL HOOKS
In "Sisters of the Yam", Hooks examines how the emotional health of
black women is wounded by daily assaults of racism and sexism.
Excellent Quality, 200 Pages
Copyright 1993
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118435/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0896084566/
SRI AUROBINDO, BY MANOJ DAS
As with every species, man evolves in himself as well. And as he
evolves, he acquires new roles and sets new goals. A dacoit turns to
write an epic, and a fiery communist such as Professor Manoj Das turns
into an Aurobindonian, on the Mother's call.
Excellent Quality, 88 Pages
Copyright 1972
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117561/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/817201595X/
STARTING & BUILDING A NONPROFIT: A PRACTICAL GUIDE (2ND EDITION), BY
PERI H. PAKROO
Pakroo is a media and communications consultant, specializing in
start-up issues for businesses and nonprofits; she holds a law degree,
and has been editing and writing for Nolo since 1996.
Excellent Quality, 326 Pages
Copyright 2007
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118947/
START SOMETHING: YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE, BY SHARI LESSER WENK AND
EARL WOODS
"I challenge you to make a difference in the world, to reach higher than
you ever imagined. I challenge you to start something." Tiger Woods,
from the foreword. Are you ready for a challenge? Are you ready to make
a real difference in your life?
Excellent Quality, 140 Pages
Copyright 2000
Nonfiction, Self-Help
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118927/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0743210964/
SYDNEY, BY JAN MORRIS
In "Sydney", Jan Morris, one of the great historians and travelers of
our time, penetrates the mysteries and complexities of this seductive
city as only she can.
Excellent Quality, 268 Pages
Copyright 1992
History, Nonfiction, Travel
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117714/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0394550986/
TARASANKAR BANDYOPADHYAY, BY MAHASVETA DEVI
This book depicts the life story of this great novelist, who is like a
historiographer, narrating the saga of the rise, fall, continuation and
resurrection of a people.
Excellent Quality, 79 Pages
Copyright 1975
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118587/
THE RED HAT SOCIETY: FUN AND FRIENDSHIP AFTER FIFTY, BY SUE ELLEN COOPER
Life begins at fifty! Advice on marriage, children, grandparenting,
careers,retirement, physical, mental and spiritual aging, friendship,
mothers, daughters, sisterhood in hard times, clothes, rituals, the
genesis of the Red HatSociety, and more.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2004
Nonfiction, Self-Help, Parenting and Family
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/87719/
THE CHALLENGE OF BLACKNESS, BY LERONE BENNETT
In "The Challenge of Blackness", Bennett critically examines what it
means to be black in America now and in the past.
Excellent Quality, 319 Pages
Copyright 1972
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118729/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0874850541/
THE LANGUAGE OF LITERATURE (CALIFORNIA EDITION) (LEVEL 10), BY ARTHUR N.
APPLEBEE AND ANDREA B. BERMUDEZ AND SHERIDAN BLAU AND REBEKAH CAPLAN
AND PETER ELBOW AND SUSAN HYNDS AND JUDITH A. LANGER AND JAMES MARSHALL
The Language of Literature book for California, 2002 edition
Excellent Quality, 1,294 Pages
Copyright 2002
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118709/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0618276572/
THE ORIGINAL INSPIRATIONAL BATHROOM BOOK, BY W. B. FREEMAN
Toilet trivia? Not exactly. These are lighthearted, funny, and
informative biblical facts in a popular "bathroom book" format, the
first in a four book series.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2006
Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/87825/
THE POWER OF SIMPLE PRAYER: HOW TO TALK WITH GOD ABOUT EVERYTHING, BY
JOYCE MEYER
By explaining the keys to unanswered prayers, the hindrancesto prayer's
effectiveness, and the Bible's role in prayer, Joyce gives readers a new
perspective on how best to communicate with God.
Publisher Quality, 78 Pages
Copyright 2007
Nonfiction, Self-Help, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/87272/
THE QUIET ROOM: A JOURNEY OUT OF THE TORMENT OF MADNESS, BY AMANDA
BENNETT AND LORI SCHILLER
Describes the inner life of a schizophrenic. Schiller's story of her
journey into madness and back to reality is told through the voices of
Lori, her family, friends, and doctor.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 1996
Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Biographies and Memoirs, Health, Mind
and Body
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/89079/
THE RED HAT SOCIETY'S LAUGH LINES: STORIES OF INSPIRATION AND HATTITUDE,
BY SUE ELLEN COOPER
The follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestseller The Red Hat Society is
a collection of the RHS members' most memorably funny and touching
stories. See long synopsis.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2005
Nonfiction, Self-Help, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/87399/
THE STORY OF CHEMISTRY, BY N. C. DATTA
The study of the history of science is essential for understanding the
development of scientific thought. It enables one to realize the
tribulations and travails of the people who make scientific discoveries
possible.
Excellent Quality, 484 Pages
Copyright 2005
History, Nonfiction, Science
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117932/
TIRUMANKAI ALVAR, BY PADMA SRINIVASAN
The spiritual life of a mystic is marked by several stages before he
enjoys the supreme bliss of Unitive Life, the last and final stage in
the mystical evolution.
Excellent Quality, 114 Pages
Copyright 2005
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118639/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/8126016523/
TRIVENI, BY C. N. RAMACHANDRAN
On the life and works of Triveni, 1928-1963, Kannada fiction writer.
Excellent Quality, 89 Pages
Copyright 1998
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118675/
ZELDA: A BIOGRAPHY, BY NANCY MILFORD
Zelda Sayre began as a Southern beauty, became an international wonder,
and died by fire in a madhouse. With her husband, F. Scott Fitzgerald,
she moved in a golden aura of excitement, romance, and promise.
Excellent Quality, 442 Pages
Copyright 1970
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/119017/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060910690/
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THE POPULATION FIX, BY ED HARTMAN
America has the highest birth rate and the fastest population growth
rate of any developed nation. It also has the largest population of all
the nations except for China and India. How many are too many and who
decides?
Publisher Quality
Copyright N/A
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118523/
=====TEENS & CHILDREN, 23
AFTER, BY FRANCINE PROSE
From the acclaimed author of the National Book Award finalist "Blue
Angel" comes a haunting novel about what happens when protection at a
school goes too far and what it means to have freedom extinguished in
the name of safety.
Excellent Quality, 330 Pages
Copyright 2003
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118652/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060080825/
BULLYVILLE, BY FRANCINE PROSE
After the death of his estranged father in the World Trade Center on
9/11, thirteen-year-old Bart, still struggling with his feelings of
guilt, sorrow and loss, wins a scholarship to the local preparatory
school and there encounters a vicious bully whose cruelty compounds the
aftermath of the tragedy.
Excellent Quality, 260 Pages
Copyright 2007
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118617/
CAST A SINGLE SHADOW, BY KRISTI D. HOLL
With her mom arrested as a thief and the police not looking any further
for the real criminal, seventh-grader Tracy searches for the wily,
dangerous thief alone.
Excellent Quality, 126 Pages
Copyright 1986
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117527/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0440402220/
CHAT FREAK, BY KRISTI D. HOLL
Fourteen-year-old Morgan alienates her friends when she spends all of
her time online talking to strangers in various chat rooms.
Excellent Quality, 138 Pages
Copyright 2000
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/117538/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1400307600/
DANCE WITH A VAMPIRE (VAMPIRE KISSES #4), BY ELLEN SCHREIBER
When a preteen vampire appears in Dullsville, Goth-girl Raven must
protect her younger brother and her own relationship with her vampire
boyfriend, Alexander.
Excellent Quality, 208 Pages
Copyright 2007
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118375/
GOLDENGROVE, BY FRANCINE PROSE
At the center of Francine Prose's profoundly moving new novel is a young
girl facing the consequences of sudden loss after the death of her sister.
Excellent Quality, 288 Pages
Copyright 2008
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118668/
I, Q (INDEPENDENCE HALL #1), BY ROLAND SMITH
Teenagers Q (Quest) and Angela are accompanying rockers Blaze and Roger
on their U.S. tour. In Philadelphia, Angela realizes she's being
followed, and Q soon learns the secret about Angela's real mother--a
former Secret Service agent.
Excellent Quality, 304 Pages
Copyright 2008
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/119127/
KEEPING THE MOON, BY SARAH DESSEN
Fifteen-year-old Colie is spending the summer with her eccentric Aunt
Mira while her mother travels. Formerly chubby and still insecure, Colie
has built a shell around herself.
Excellent Quality, 236 Pages
Copyright 1999
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/119210/
KISSING COFFINS (VAMPIRE KISSES #2), BY ELLEN SCHREIBER
Sixteen-year-old Raven, a vampire-obsessed goth girl, searches for her
true love, Alexander, who she has learned is a real vampire.
Excellent Quality, 166 Pages
Copyright 2005
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118349/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060776226/
NIGHT OF THE BAT, BY PAUL ZINDEL
Teenage Jake joins his father on an expedition to study bats in the
Brazilian rain forest and finds the project menaced by a giant
brain-eating bat.
Excellent Quality, 131 Pages
Copyright 2001
Horror, Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118230/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0786825545/
ROYAL BLOOD (VAMPIRE KISSES #6), BY ELLEN SCHREIBER
While fending off Trevor, her nemesis at school with whom she must work
on an important project, sixteen-year-old Raven is distracted by finally
meeting her vampire-boyfriend Alexander's parents and trying to foil
their plan that could jeopardize her future with him.
Excellent Quality, 196 Pages
Copyright 2009
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118366/
STETSON, BY S. L. ROTTMAN
Seventeen-year-old Stetson meets the sister he never knew he had, and
together they try to make sense of their pasts.
Excellent Quality, 223 Pages
Copyright 2002
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118953/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0670035424/
STORM RUNNERS, BY BARBARA MITCHELHILL
Two girls find themselves on a remote Scottish island with a laboratory
of evil scientists who intend to wreak havoc with the weather. They must
escape and get the evidence back to Edinburgh before the scientists
become unstoppable.
Excellent Quality, 216 Pages
Copyright 2007
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118235/
THE COFFIN CLUB (VAMPIRE KISSES #5), BY ELLEN SCHREIBER
When goth-girl Raven follows her vampire boyfriend to Hipsterville, she
discovers a dangerous secret club inhabited by vampires who are feuding
over its leadership.
Excellent Quality, 203 Pages
Copyright 2008
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118358/
THE AMAZING AND DEATH-DEFYING DIARY OF EUGENE DINGMAN, BY PAUL ZINDEL
Fifteen-year-old Eugene Dingman records in his personal diary his summer
spent as a waiter in a hotel in the Adirondacks, learning to cope with
rejection from the girl he has a crush on as well as from his own father.
Excellent Quality, 186 Pages
Copyright 1987
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118246/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060268638/
THE E-MAIL MURDERS, BY PAUL ZINDEL
When P.C. and Mackenzie are invited to join Mac's dad on a business trip
in Monaco, they are thrilled. But their luxurious vacation is cut short
when a serial killer thought to be long retired suddenly strikes again
... in their hotel.
Excellent Quality, 120 Pages
Copyright 2001
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118247/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0786815795/
THE GADGET, BY PAUL ZINDEL
Near the end of World War II, scientists in Los Alamos, New Mexico, are
working on a project that will alter the fate of the world.
Thirteen-year-old Stephen Orr is living at a top secret military base
with his father who is building the atomic bomb.
Excellent Quality, 184 Pages
Copyright 2001
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118253/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0440229510/
THE LETHAL GORILLA, BY PAUL ZINDEL
A scientist at the Bronx Wildlife Conservation Park turns up dead and
P.C. and Mackenzie are sure that it's no accident. The only way to get a
lethal dose of gorilla blood into an unsuspecting person is on purpose.
Excellent Quality, 137 Pages
Copyright 2001
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118568/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0786815876/
THE PHANTOM OF 86TH STREET, BY PAUL ZINDEL
Serena hasn't been herself lately. She has been having sudden lapses of
memory and acting like a completely different person - one she doesn't
like very much. To add to her confusion, she knows that someone has been
following her.
Excellent Quality, 122 Pages
Copyright 2002
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118565/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0786815914/
THE PIGMAN'S LEGACY, BY PAUL ZINDEL
The Pigman has been dead for four months when John and Lorraine visit
his empty house and discover a down-and-out old man on the run from the
tax collector.
Excellent Quality, 114 Pages
Copyright 1980
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118569/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553265997/
VAMPIREVILLE (VAMPIRE KISSES #3), BY ELLEN SCHREIBER
As teen vampire twins Luna and Jagger try to trick a high school soccer
star into bonding with Luna for eternity, sixteen-year-old goth girl
Raven Madison and her vampire boyfriend, Alexander, strive to save him.
Excellent Quality, 176 Pages
Copyright 2006
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/118350/
PIñATA!, BY REBECCA EMBERLEY
Playful text in both English and Spanish complements Rebecca Emberley's
festive collages depicting the items that traditionally stuff piñatas.
Includes a description of the piñata's history and instructions on
making your own.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 2004
Children's Books, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Home and Garden
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/87350/
THE OKAY BOOK, BY TODD PARR
Children's book. It's okay to be short, it's okay to wear two different
socks ... open this book to find out all the different things that are okay.
Publisher Quality
Copyright 1999
Children's Books
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/89048/
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