[bksvol-discuss] New Books (183) for 08-13
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- Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:50:11 -0700
=====FICTION, 20
A WOMAN OF STONE: A NOVEL, BY TODD JAMES PIERCE
Originally published as "The Australia Stories," this is the story of
Sam Browne's family -- his famous grandmother who goes missing while
hiking across the Outback and his mother who tries to fill the space
left in her wake.
Excellent Quality, 222 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105351/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1931561281/
BLACK HILLS, BY NORA ROBERTS
"New York Times"-bestselling author Roberts takes readers deep into the
rugged Black Hills of South Dakota, where the shadows keep secrets,
hunters stalk the land, and a childhood friendship matures into an adult
passion.
Excellent Quality, 472 Pages
Romance, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106958/
COLLECTED POEMS, 1920-1954, BY JONATHAN GALASSI AND EUGENIO MONTALE
Eugenio Montale is universally recognized as having brought the great
Italian lyric tradition that begins with Dante into the twentieth
century with unrivaled power and brilliance.
Excellent Quality, 626 Pages
Poetry, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107012/
DANGEROUS MEN, BY GEOFFREY BECKER
A collection of 11 short stories on deceptively commonplace themes --
sibling rivalry, hanging out with friends -- that leave a peculiar lump
in your throat as you finish them.
Excellent Quality, 164 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105354/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0822938995/
HOW THE PILGRIMS CAME TO PLYMOUTH, BY OLGA W. HALL-QUEST
A historic account of the Pilgrims' landing at Plymouth.
Excellent Quality, 116 Pages
History, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106979/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0525323880/
IN A TOWN CALLED MUNDOMUERTO, BY RANDALL SILVIS
A lyrical story of bittersweet memories and the enduring power of love,
this is the tale of an old man reciting the same story of Lucia Luna;
once a beautiful girl who became a bitter old woman, destroyed by the
jealousy and superstition of her village.
Excellent Quality, 160 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105346/
IN THE PRESENCE OF THE SUN: STORIES AND POEMS, BY N. SCOTT MOMADAY
The author's stories and poems that represent the American heritages and
cultures of the past.
Excellent Quality, 146 Pages
Poetry, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105278/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312082223/
LOVE AMONG GREATS AND OTHER STORIES, BY EDITH PEARLMAN
Winner of the first annual Spokane Prize for Fiction, "Love Among the
Greats" is a magnificent world tour of characters, tones, and fictional
structures, all of them brought to life with a stunning restraint.
Excellent Quality, 158 Pages
Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105352/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0910055807/
MADHUMALATI, BY MIR SAYYID MANJHAN SHATTARI RAJGIRI AND SIMON WEIGHTMAN
AND ADITYA BEHL
The mystical romance Madhumalati tells the story of a prince, Manohar,
and his love for the beautiful princess Madhumalati.
Excellent Quality, 288 Pages
History, Romance, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107013/
RATHA'S COURAGE (THE NAMED #5), BY CLARE BELL
Ratha and her clan, the Named, are sentient prehistoric big cats. In
Ratha's Courage, the fifth book in the Named series, Ratha extends the
use of the Red Tongue (fire) to a hunter tribe.
Excellent Quality, 369 Pages
Animals, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106475/
RIMBAUD COMPLETE, BY WYATT MASON AND ARTHUR RIMBAUD
Enduring icon of creativity, authenticity, and rebellion, and the
subject of numerous new biographies, Arthur Rimbaud is one of the most
repeatedly scrutinized literary figures of the last half-century.
Excellent Quality, 600 Pages
Poetry, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107015/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0375757708/
STEEL SKY, BY ANDREW C. MURPHY
An epic global disaster is responsible for wiping out most of the human
race. Those that have survived must live in Hypogeum, a sealed off, self
sufficient world. Amongst the Hypogeum citizens, tension runs high.
Differing social castes struggle to coexist in a toxic and oppressive
environment.
Publisher Quality, 352 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/103341/
THE GIFT, BY PATRICK O'LEARY
A series of interwoven mythopoeic stories tells how the son of a king
and of a wood cutter struggle with the evil that an order of wizards
bring to the world through their double-edged gift of magic.
Excellent Quality, 285 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/101415/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312864027/
THE LUXE, BY ANNA GODBERSEN
Godbersen's sensational bestseller is the first title of an exciting
trilogy.
Excellent Quality, 456 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106986/
THE BEST AMERICAN POETRY 2008, BY DAVID LEHMAN AND CHARLES WRIGHT
TheBest American Poetryseries is a beloved mainstay of American poetry.
This year's edition was edited by one of the most admired and acclaimed
poets of his generation, Charles Wright.
Excellent Quality, 202 Pages
Poetry, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106998/
THE COMPLETE POEMS OF JOHN KEATS, BY JOHN KEATS
Living Language and Fodor's team up to bring you this indispensable
programme for travel. Provides the essential words and phrases to
communicate in every situation.
Excellent Quality, 390 Pages
History, Poetry, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107002/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679601082/
THE CURSE OF THE HOLY PAIL (ODELIA GREY, BOOK 2), BY SUE ANN JAFFARIAN
It's just a %$&# lunch box! Probably reeks of sour milk seasoned with
rust. At least, that's what Odelia Grey thinks when millionaire Sterling
Price shows her the crown jewel of his lunchbox collection. So why are
people willing to cheat, lie, steal, kill, and even die for it? Once
again, the unforgettable, plus-size amateur sleuth Odelia Grey finds
herself in the thick of things in The Curse of the Holy Pail.
Excellent Quality, 376 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105995/
THE GHOST AND THE HAUNTED MANSION (HAUNTED BOOKSHOP #5), BY ALICE KIMBERLY
When the local mailman inherits a haunted mansion and demands an
exorcism, bookshop owner Pen must act fast to save her favorite
ghost--1940s detective Jack Shepard--before it's too late.
Excellent Quality, 282 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106934/
THE POEMS OF CATULLUS, BY GUY LEE AND GAIUS VALERIUS CATULLUS
Of all Greek and Latin poets Catullus is perhaps the most accessible to
the modern reader. Dealing candidly with the basic human emotions of
love and hate, his virile, personal tone exerts a powerful appeal on all
kinds of readers.
Excellent Quality, 196 Pages
History, Poetry
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107000/
WHISPERS OF THE DEAD: FIFTEEN SISTER FIDELMA MYSTERIES, BY PETER TREMAYNE
Fidelma of Cashel - sister to the King of Muman, a religieuse of the
Celtic Church and an advocate of the Brehon courts - returns in this new
collection of fifteen tales.
Excellent Quality, 371 Pages
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100366/
=====NONFICTION, 136
60 SECOND SELF-STARTER, BY JEFF DAVIDSON
In this quick and practical guide, time management expert Jeff Davidson
offers a plan to overcome procrastinators' syndrome once and for all!
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106365/
747 THINGS TO DO PLANE, BY JUSTIN CORD HAYES
This fun travel reference shows you how to make the most of your
mile-high experience.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Travel
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106340/
ACHIEVE SALES EXCELLENCE, BY HOWARD STEVENS AND THEODORE KINNI
Based on the results of an innovative, ten-year study, this book offers
unmatched insight on sales performance issues and the practices sales
professionals and organizations must embrace to be a world class sales
force.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106336/
AN AMERICAN'S GUIDE TO DOING BUSINESS IN CHINA, BY MIKE SAXON
Written by an industry expert with more than two decades of experience,
An American's Guide to Doing Business in China is an authoritative and
accessible guide on all aspects of doing business in China.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106370/
ASK QUESTIONS, GET SALES 2ND EDITION, BY STEPHAN SCHIFFMAN
Sales guru Stephan Schiffman teaches you how to strengthen your
questioning skills during the sales process in order to get more sales.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106380/
A CUP OF COMFORT® FOR CAT LOVERS, BY COLLEEN SELL
A collection of stories about cats and the people who love them.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106381/
A CUP OF COMFORT® FOR CHRISTMAS, BY COLLEEN SELL
A collection of stories about Christmas.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106399/
A CUP OF COMFORT® FOR INSPIRATION, BY COLLEEN SELL
A collection of inspiring stories.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106412/
A CUP OF COMFORT® FOR MOTHERS AND SONS, BY COLLEEN SELL
A collection of stories about mothers and sons.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Parenting and Family
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106327/
A CUP OF COMFORT FOR GRANDPARENTS, BY COLLEEN SELL
A collection of stories about grandparents.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106301/
A CUP OF COMFORT® FOR HORSE LOVERS, BY COLLEEN SELL
A collection of stories about horses and the people who love them.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Animals
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106326/
A CUP OF COMFORT® DEVOTIONAL FOR WOMEN, BY JAMES STUART BELL AND CAROL
MCLEAN WILDE
In this special addition to the bestselling A Cup of Comfort series,
more than 100 contributors extend a sisterly hand to help you stay on
the path of Christian love and devotion every day of the year.
Publisher Quality
Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106331/
A CUP OF COMFORT® FOR WOMEN, BY COLLEEN SELL
A collection of stories about women.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106346/
A CUP OF COMFORT FOR DOG LOVERS, BY COLLEEN SELL
Sometimes bittersweet, sometimes joyful, but always poignant, these
touching true stories of canine love and devotion will touch the heart
of you and every dog lover in your life.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106360/
A CUP OF COMFORT® BOOK OF PRAYER, BY JAMES STUART BELL AND SUSAN B.
TOWNSEND
Prayer is the refuge of the faithful. In this colossal volume, faithful
readers find the prayers that bring them closer to God-and the ordinary
people who've experienced the extraordinary power of those prayers.
Publisher Quality
Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106324/
A CUP OF COMFORT® FOR FRIENDS, BY COLLEEN SELL
A collection of stories about friends and friendship.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106404/
A CUP OF COMFORT® DEVOTIONAL, BY JAMES S. BELL AND STEPHEN R. CLARK
In A Cup of Comfort Devotional-from bestselling author and Christian
book publishing professional James S. Bell and Stephen R.
Publisher Quality
Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106422/
A CUP OF COMFORT COOKBOOK, BY COLLEEN SELL AND JAY WEINSTEIN
Nearly 200 recipes fill the pages of this companion cookbook to the
popular "A Cup of Comfort" series of books.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Cooking, Food and Wine
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106366/
A CUP OF COMFORT FOR CHRISTIANS, BY JAMES BELL
- More than one million copies of the Cup of Comfort series in print -
True-life testaments of God's love that promise to appeal to a dedicated
Christian readership - Written by husband and wife author team, Margaret
and James Bell A great follow-up
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106411/
A CUP OF COMFORT® FOR SISTERS, BY COLLEEN SELL
A collection of stories about sisters.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Parenting and Family
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106322/
A CUP OF COMFORT® FOR MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS, BY COLLEEN SELL
A collection of stories about mothers and daughters.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106278/
A CUP OF COMFORT® FOR DIVORCED WOMEN, BY COLLEEN SELL
A collection of comforting and supportive stories about divorce.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106341/
A CUP OF COMFORT FOR WRITERS, BY COLLEEN SELL
A collection of inspiring stories about writers.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106419/
A CUP OF COMFORT FOR TEACHERS, BY COLLEEN SELL
A collection of stories about favorite teachers.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106375/
A CUP OF COMFORT® FOR FAMILIES TOUCHED BY ALZHEIMER'S, BY COLLEEN SELL
A collection of stories about families dealing with Alzheimers.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106367/
A CUP OF COMFORT® DEVOTIONAL FOR MOTHERS, BY JAMES S. BELL AND JEANETTE
GARDNER LITTLETON
In this special addition to the bestselling Cup of Comfort series,
you'll find touching, biblical-themed stories written by devoted mothers
wsho have welcomed the Lord into their daily lives.
Publisher Quality
Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106382/
A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO DAY TRADING ONLINE, BY TONI TURNER
The president of TriPoint Trading provides reality-checked views and
strategies concerning online brokers and electronic trading. Appends the
S&P 100, NASDAQ 100, and conversion of those pesky fractions to
decimals. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106421/
A CUP OF COMFORT FOR BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS, BY EDITED BY COLLEEN SELL
Every breast cancer survivor has a different story, but they all have
one thing in common: courage. From dealing with diagnosis to undergoing
chemotherapy, facing hair loss and possibly the loss of a breast, these
fearless women undergo more than anyone ever should. These stories pay
tribute to these women and their battles, and celebrate their victories.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106406/
A CUP OF COMFORT® FOR SINGLE MOTHERS, BY COLLEEN SELL
A collection of stories about single mothers.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Parenting and Family
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106403/
A CUP OF COMFORT® FOR MOTHERS TO BE, BY COLLEEN SELL
A collection of stories for mothers-to-be.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106384/
A CUP OF COMFORT ® FOR NURSES, BY COLLEEN SELL
A collection of stories for and about nurses.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106407/
A CUP OF COMFORT FOR WOMEN IN LOVE, BY COLLEEN SELL
A collection of stories for and about women in love.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106302/
A CUP OF COMFORT FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM, BY COLLEEN SELL
A collection of stories for parents of autistic children.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Parenting and Family
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106392/
A CUP OF COMFORT® FOR WEDDINGS, BY HELEN KAY POLASKI
A collection of stories about weddings.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106284/
A CUP OF COMFORT® FOR MILITARY FAMILIES, BY COLLEEN SELL
A collection of stories about military families.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106311/
A CUP OF COMFORT FOR COURAGE, BY COLLEEN SELL
A Cup of Comfort for Courage is the boldest volume yet, celebrating
heroines and heroes who transformed the lives of everyone who knows them.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106283/
BEAT SALES BURNOUT, BY STEPHAN SCHIFFMAN
The time-tested strategies in this book help readers overcome job
burnout, turn destructive stress into creative stress, increase
productivity and make sales slumps a thing of the past.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106313/
BOBBY AND JACKIE: A LOVE STORY, BY C. DAVID HEYMANN
Americans have long been fascinated by the rumored love affair between
Jackie Kennedy and Bobby Kennedy. With Bobby and Jackie they will
finally get more than a glimpse of their emotional and romantic
connection. An open secret for decades among family insiders, their
affair began as a result of their shared grief over the assassination of
the president in 1963 and lasted until Bobby began his run for the
Democratic presidential nomination in 1968.
Excellent Quality, 194 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107011/
BUSINESS WORDS YOU SHOULD KNOW, BY P. T. SHANK AND H. DEAN MCKAY
Set up in dictionary style, Business Words You Should Know features not
only definitions, but also offers sample sentences and similar terms for
each entry, as well as lists of acronyms and common business concepts.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106335/
BUSINOMICS MONEY TALK, BY WILLIAM B. CONERLY
Businomics connects the dots between the economy and everyday business
decisions including: staffing levels, inventory, capital expenditures,
financial structure, and investments, and shows you how you can profit
and protect your business during any economic cycle.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106343/
CHILDREN'S WRITER'S WORD BOOK, BY TAYOPA MOGILNER AND ALIJANDRA MOGILNER
The authors, both of whom have written children's books, offer some
general information about age groups and reading levels and some things
that writers need to know about marketing their work.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106312/
CHRISTMAS THROUGH A CHILD'S EYES, BY HELEN SZYMANSKI
For many people, fond memories of a childhood Christmas can bring back
that special feeling. This book collects tales written by adults
remembering their favorite Christmases of the past.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106388/
COLD CALLING TECHNIQUES (THAT REALLY WORK!), BY STEPHAN SCHIFFMAN
This special anniversary edition of his perennial bestseller, Cold
Calling Techniques (That Really Work!), provides you with all of the
right tools for turning prospects into meetings, and meetings into big
sales.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106329/
CONTROLLING PEOPLE, BY PATRICIA EVANS
Author of The Verbally Abusive Relationship. How to recognize,
understand, & deal with people who try to control you.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106323/
CUT COLLEGE COSTS NOW!, BY COREY SANDLER
The cost of college has skyrocketed in recent years. Even state schools
are increasing tuition at rates that rapidly outpace inflation. Drawing
on insider advice from college administrators and financial planners,
Cut College Costs NOW!
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106348/
DATING THE DIVORCED MAN, BY CHRISTIE HARTMAN
At some point in your life, it's likely that you will date a separated
or divorced man. Dating the Divorced Man offers the tools you need to
decide if you can deal with the issues and find long-term happiness-or
if it's time to say goodbye.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106395/
DEBATING DIVERSITY: CLASHING PERSPECTIVES ON RACE AND ETHNICITY IN
AMERICA (3RD EDITION), BY RONALD T. TAKAKI
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, America is more ethnically
diverse than ever before. Will we fear this expanding diversity as the
disuniting of America, or will we embrace a more inclusive re-definition
of our national identity?
Excellent Quality, 272 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105271/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0195146514/
DEMOCRACY AND RACE: ASIAN AMERICANS AND WORLD WAR II, BY RONALD T. TAKAKI
Experiences that Asian Americans had, during World War II.
Excellent Quality, 124 Pages
History, Military, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105272/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/079102184X/
DESCRIPTION & SETTING, BY RON ROZELLE
How essential is setting to a story? How much description is too much?
In what ways do details and setting tie into plot and character
development? How can you use setting and description to add depth to
your story?
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106424/
DIALOGUE, BY GLORIA KEMPTON
How do some writers craft conversation so authentic, it feels like
they've been eavesdropping? What's the secret behind getting characters
to talk to each other? How can writers make their dialogue sing?
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106339/
DYNAMIC CHARACTERS, BY NANCY KRESS
A truly unforgettable story is defined by its characters. Their
motivations, their changes, their actions compel us to read on,
anxiously trying to discern what will happen next.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106299/
E-MAIL SELLING TECHNIQUES, BY STEPHAN SCHIFFMAN
If you rely on computers and portable e-mail devices to do business,
Stephan Schiffman will show you how to use technology to your advantage
and get the deal done.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106328/
EMPIRE: THE RISE AND DEMISE OF THE BRITISH WORLD ORDER AND THE LESSONS
FOR GLOBAL POWER, BY NIALL FERGUSON
This grand narrative history of the world's first experiment in
globalization offers lessons for an ever-expanding American Empire--from
England's most talented young historian.
Excellent Quality, 371 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106015/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0465023290/
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ARCHAEOLOGY, VOLUME 1: THE GREAT ARCHAEOLOGISTS, BY TIM
MURRAY
This two-volume set contains 58 biographies that constitute a history of
archaeology from its beginnings in Renaissance antiquarianism, to the
present day.
Excellent Quality, 464 Pages
Nonfiction, Reference, Science, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105902/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1576071995/
ETHNIC ISLANDS: THE EMERGENCE OF URBAN CHINESE AMERICA, BY RONALD T. TAKAKI
History of how Chinese immigrants transformed American cities.
Excellent Quality, 123 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105273/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0791021807/
FINAL WARNING: AVERTING DISASTER IN THE NEW AGE OF TERRORISM, BY JEFF
KAMEN AND ROBERT KUPPERMAN
In a prescient study of terrorist acts, Kupperman and Kamen detail the
similarities between different acts of terrorism and provide advice
about countering such threats.
Excellent Quality, 252 Pages
Military, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107010/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/038524584X/
GOD IS MY CEO, BY LARRY S. JULIAN
The paperback edition of this business bestseller features a practical
business plan that readers can use to integrate people, processes, and
profits into a win-win situation.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106350/
GREEN JOBS, BY K. C. GOLDEN AND JAMES P. HENDRIX AND A. BRONWYN LLEWELLYN
The first green employment guide from America's #1 career publisher
features profiles of hundreds of lucrative positions. With this
comprehensive guide, readers can find the job of their dreams--and know
they're making a difference.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106349/
GREEN INVESTING, BY JACK ULDRICH
You can make money and be socially responsible. In Green Investing, Jack
Uldrich profiles 100 of the world's leading green companies and offers
readers a model portfolio for investing in clean, sustainable products.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106280/
GREEN CHRISTMAS, BY ANNE BASYE AND PETER SANDER AND JENNIFER BASYE SANDER
As green awareness spreads over middle America, more and more people
want to have a fun, environmentally responsible holiday. This book shows
how to enjoy the Christmas season while leaving a smaller carbon footprint.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106345/
HEADSTRONG, BY RENA BLUMBERG
Rena Blumberg provides tips and strategies for dealing with the trauma
of chemotherapy.
Excellent Quality, 126 Pages
Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106974/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0517547236/
HIRING THE BEST, BY MARTIN YATE
With over 400 questions you can use to interview candidates and obtain
the most pertinent information, you'll be armed with the tools you need
to insure that you are, indeed Hiring the Best.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106338/
HOME AND EXILE, BY CHINUA ACHEBE
More personally revealing than anything Achebe has written, Home and
Exile--the great Nigerian novelist's first book in more than ten
years--is a major statement on the importance of stories as real sources
of power, especially for those whose stories have traditionally been
told by outsiders.
Excellent Quality, 128 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106051/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385721331/
HOW TO OUTNEGOTIATE ANYONE, BY LEO REILLY
Come out ahead when dealing with the IRS, lawyers, ex-spouses, and other
potentially unpleasant people.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106320/
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR MARRIAGE WITHOUT TALKING ABOUT IT, BY STEVEN STOSNY
AND PATRICIA LOVE
Men are right. The "relationship talk" does not help. Dr. Patricia
Love's and Dr. Steven Stosny'sHow to Improve Your Marriage Without
Talking About It reveals the stunning truth about marital happiness:
Love is not about better communication.
Excellent Quality, 227 Pages
Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106981/
HOW TO COOK A DRAGON, BY LINDA FURIYA
When Linda Furiya decided to move to China with her boyfriend at the age
of thirty, she hoped to find romance and ethnic kinship.
Excellent Quality, 320 Pages
Nonfiction, Cooking, Food and Wine, Health, Mind and Body
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106980/
INSIDE THE HOUSE OF MONEY: TOP HEDGE FUND TRADERS ON PROFITING IN THE
GLOBAL MARKETS, BY STEVE DROBNY
Inside the House of Money lifts the veil on the typically opaque world
of hedge funds, offering a rare glimpse at how today's highest paid
money managers approach their craft. Revised and updated version.
Excellent Quality, 418 Pages
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105279/
KGB: SECRET WORK OF SOVIET SECRET AGENTS, BY JOHN BARRON
John Barron catalogs the actions and methods of the KGB, the Soviet
secret police, as they tried to foment revolution throughout the world.
Excellent Quality, 473 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106982/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0552098906/
KWA HERI MEANS GOODBYE: MEMORIES OF KENYA 1957-1959, BY DOROTHY STEPHENS
In 1953, when Dorothy Stephens and her husband lived in married student
housing at the University of Michigan, she envisioned a safe,
conventional life ahead.
Excellent Quality, 175 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Travel, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/93129/
LANGUAGE IN THOUGHT AND ACTION, BY S. I. HAYAKAWA AND ROBERT MACNEIL
AND ALAN R. HAYAKAWA AND SAMUEL I. HAYAKAWA
A revised, updated edition of S. I. Hayakawas classic work on semantics.
He discusses the role of language, its many functions, and how language
shapes our thinking. Introduction by Robert MacNeil; Index.
Excellent Quality, 351 Pages
Nonfiction, Science
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106985/
MANAGING DIFFICULT PEOPLE, BY BOB ADAMS AND DEBORAH S. ROMAINE AND
GARY R. MCCLAIN AND JOHN RIDDLE AND RICHARD MINTZER AND MICHAEL S.
DOBSON AND MARILYN PINCUS
"Managing Difficult People" helps readers identify and deal with
personality types such as the bully, the complainer, the know-it-all,
the silent type, the social butterfly, the rookie, the manipulator, and
more.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106318/
MAXIMS, BY LEONARD W. TANCOCK AND FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD
This is the first-ever French-English edition of La Rochefoucauld's
Reflexions, ou sentences et maximes morales, long known in English
simply as the Maxims.
Excellent Quality, 113 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106996/
ON MY OWN TWO FEET, BY SHARON KEDAR AND MANISHA THAKOR
Whether you've been living paycheck-to-paycheck, are trying to save for
a down payment on your first home, or are hoping to one day retire in
comfort, On My Own Two Feet teaches you how to balance your desire to
live well today with the need to save
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106368/
PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL PHRASE BOOK, BY JANICE KEEFE AND COREY SANDLER
For employees and managers everywhere, the authors promote effective
words, phrases, and techniques for successful evaluations.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106408/
PETFINDER.COM PRESENTS: SECOND CHANCES, BY BETSY SAUL AND JOAN BANKS
Dog lovers everywhere love Petfinder.com, and this amazing collection of
heartwarming adoption stories will show you why.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Animals
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106389/
PLEASE STOP LAUGHING AT ME..., BY JODEE BLANCO
This powerful memoir chronicles how one child was shunned--and sometimes
physically abused--by her classmates from elementary school through high
school.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106376/
PLOT & STRUCTURE, BY JAMES SCOTT BELL
How does plot influence story structure? What's the difference between
plotting for commercial and literary fiction? How do you revise a plot
or structure that's gone off course?
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106394/
POLITICS, BY WILLIAM RAUCH AND EDWARD I. KOCH
Former New York mayor Ed Koch explains his views on politics.
Excellent Quality, 262 Pages
History, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106994/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0671532960/
PREGNANCY SUCKS FOR MEN, BY JEFF KIMES AND JOANNE KIMES
Prescriptive and hilarious, Pregnancy Sucks for Men enables the
father-to-be to: - Avoid getting puked on--now that his wife has a
superhuman sense of smell- Offer and prepare the right foods when the
woman of his dreams turns into a
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Parenting and Family
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106378/
RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY IN AMERICA, BY ADALBERTO AGUIRRE
A thorough overview of the populations and social forces that have
shaped the character of racial and ethnic diversity in the United States.
Excellent Quality, 282 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105283/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1576079848/
RAIN MAKING 2ND EDITION, BY FORD HARDING
In this new edition of his classic book, Rain Making, Ford Harding
reveals step by step how-even if you've never sold a product in your
life-you can become a top performer in your organization.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106390/
RAISING CANE: THE WORLD OF PLANTATION HAWAII, BY RONALD T. TAKAKI
Discusses the history of Asian plantation workers in Hawaii.
Excellent Quality, 127 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105280/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0791021785/
RAISING THE DEAD, BY RICHARD SELZER
Here, Selzer relives his illnesses, allowing the reader a highly
personal glimpse into his delirium as he skates the line between life
and death. This tale of survival remains unsentimental as Selzer grounds
what was surely a terrifying experience in humour, emphasised by use of
third person narrative.
Excellent Quality, 102 Pages
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Health, Mind and Body
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105282/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/187973611X/
REN GEN RENAISSANCE GENERATION, BY PATRICIA MARTIN
RenGen provides a lens through which you can recognize and leverage the
sea change occurring in your city, community, and the marketplace at large
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106362/
REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, LIBRARIANS,
ADMINISTRATORS FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS (72ND EDITION), BY
ELIZABETH A. KAYE
This annual volume offers the most complete and current listings of the
requirements for certification of a wide range of educational
professionals at the elementary and secondary levels, listed by state.
2007 edition.
Excellent Quality, 289 Pages
Textbooks and Educational Materials, Nonfiction, Reference
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105286/
RESUME BUZZ WORDS, BY SARAH ROCHA AND ERIK HERMAN
For the first time in one compact volume, candidates now have the
following in their arsenal: - 600 powerful action verbs- 500 positive
adverbs- Dozens of attention-grabbing examples
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106364/
SAILING ALONE AROUND THE WORLD, BY DENNIS A. BERTHOLD AND JOSHUA SLOCUM
Full of astounding adventures, "Sailing Alone around the World " is the
true story of the first man ever to circle the globe alone entirely by sea.
Excellent Quality, 276 Pages
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106995/
SALES PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES, BY STEPHAN SCHIFFMAN
In a business world moving at the speed of Blackberries and Bluetooth,
Sales Presentation Techniques teaches you how to get and keep your
audience's attention.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106352/
SELLING TO VITO, BY ANTHONY PARINELLO
This book contains all the tactics you need to get appointments with
impossible-to-reach top decision-makers.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106414/
SINK OR SWIM, BY THUY SINDELL AND MILO SINDELL
With one in four employees not making it through their first year at a
new job, this book gives any employee--in any industry--the tools to
decode company culture, discern priorities, and thrive.
Publisher Quality
Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106297/
SMARTSOURCING, BY TOM ROLOFF AND THOMAS M. KOULOPOULOS
Outlining the next evolution of one of the most important business
trends, this is the first book to focus on the evolution of outsourcing
from a cost savings solution to an innovation and change solution.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106281/
STEPHAN SCHIFFMAN'S SALES ESSENTIALS, BY STEPHAN SCHIFFMAN
He's trained hundreds of thousands of salespeople. He's sold millions of
copies of sales training books. He's developed superlative sales
techniques that anyone can use to boost personal commissions, as well as
company profits.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106287/
STEPHAN SCHIFFMAN'S 101 SUCCESSFUL SALES STRATEGIES, BY STEPHAN SCHIFFMAN
Chock-full of expert insider advice to put you at the top of the sales
game, Stephan Schiffman's 101 Most Successful Sales Strategies shows you
how to beat out your competition and become number one in the
field-starting now!
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106334/
STEPHAN SCHIFFMAN'S TELESALES SECOND EDITION, BY STEPHAN SCHIFFMAN
By providing one concise, easy-to-read chapter for each daily coffee
break, Stephan Schiffman's Telesales, Second Edition has the power to
transform your career and help you post noticeable increases in your
numbers in just ten working days and transform your career after a mere
twenty-one.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106279/
STOP PISSING ME OFF!, BY LYNNE EISAGUIRRE
Stop Pissing Me Off! gives you the essential, no-nonsense advice you
need to negotiate conflicts and deal with problem people in the workplace.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106359/
SUN TZU FOR SUCCESS, BY GERALD MICHAELSON AND STEVEN MICHAELSON
Following up on the bestselling success of "Sun Tzu: The Art of War for
Managers, " expert author Michaelson expands Sun Tzu's ancient
philosophy of warfare to personal development and success.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106391/
SUN TZU FOR EXECUTION, BY STEVEN W. MICHAELSON
Following up on the bestselling success of Sun Tzu for Success, expert
author Steven Michaelson expands Sun Tzu's ancient philosophy of warfare
to most popular topic in current business literature-execution.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106296/
SURVIVING A LAYOFF, BY LITA EPSTEIN
Being laid off is a traumatic event. You have to make decisions about
reorganizing your life and your finances while grappling with the
emotional grief of losing your job.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106354/
SURVIVING SEPARATION AND DIVORCE, BY LORIANN HOFF OBERLIN
The newly revised second edition of Surviving Separation and Divorce
features solid, helpful information for women starting over after
separation and divorce.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106361/
TALK DIRTY SPANISH, BY LAURA MARTINEZ AND ALEXIS MUNIER
AQuZ pasa, gringo?Whether at a cantina in Mexico or a discoth?que in
Spain, you better know how to shoot the s#*!-luckily for you, Talk
Dirty: Spanish dishes all the dirty sayings in a variety of dialects.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106397/
THE 25 MOST DANGEROUS SALES MYTHS, BY STEPHAN SCHIFFMAN
America's #1 corporate sales trainer, Stephan Schiffman, debunks the 25
most popular myths that cost salespeople money every day.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106405/
THE 25 SALES STRATEGIES THAT WILL BOOST YOUR SALES TODAY!, BY STEPHAN
SCHIFFMAN
Stephan Schiffman, America's #1 corporate sales trainer, delivers more
of the simple, direct, easy-to-apply sales advice that has helped
thousands of businesses around the world.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106398/
THE 25 SALES HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL SALESPEOPLE, BY STEPHAN SCHIFFMAN
Now you can join the hundreds of thousands of salespeople who have
followed Stephen Schiffman's advice and watch your performance soar.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106409/
THE ANCIEN REGIME AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, BY GERALD BEVAN AND ALEXIS
DE TOCQUEVILLE
In this penetrating study, Alexis de Tocqueville considers the French
Revolution in the context of France as history. De Tocqueville worried
that although the revolutionary spirit was still alive and well, liberty
was no longer its primary objective.
Excellent Quality, 313 Pages
History, Military, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105317/
THE ARTHRITIS CURE, BY BRENDA D. ADDERLY M. H. A. AND BARRY FOX AND
BRENDA D. ADDERLY AND JASON THEODOSAKIS
A team of doctors has put together a compendium of tips and tricks to
fight the debilitating effects of arthritis.
Excellent Quality, 217 Pages
Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106997/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312152841/
THE ART OF WAR FOR MANAGERS, BY GERALD A. MICHAELSON
Readers will learn the strategic rules of Sun Tzu and how to incorporate
them into their management style.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106286/
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SARBANES-OXLEY, BY STEPHEN M. BAINBRIDGE
SOX requirements have brought about far-reaching changes for public
corporations, private corporations, and nonprofits. Every manager and
director should be aware of how the business landscape will be affected,
and this is the book you need.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106310/
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO REVERSE MORTGAGES, BY TYLER KRAEMER AND TAMMY KRAEMER
Until recently, there were only two main ways you could get cash from
your home: sell it or borrow against it and make monthly loan
repayments. Reverse mortgages offer a third way of getting money from
your home.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106314/
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO CREDIT REPAIR, BY BILL KELLY
Perfect for those trying to clean up their credit in a booming economy,
"The Complete Guide to Credit Repair" features credit bureau contact
information, tips on avoiding bankruptcy, helpful Web addresses,
strategies for avoiding bad credit in the
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106386/
THE END OF THE WORLD, BY LEWIS H. LAPHAM
A spectacular anthology of first-person accounts of disaster - from
Thucydides to CNN, from Pompeii to the Holocaust.
Excellent Quality, 304 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105288/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312192649/
THE LIFE OF REILLY, BY RICK REILLY
Rick Reilly, the mainstay of Sports Illustrated's back page, is a writer
with a facile short game, but, as The Life of Reilly makes clear, he was
born to go long.
Excellent Quality, 272 Pages
Nonfiction, Sports, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106016/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1931933596/
THE NATURE OF STUTTERING, BY CHARLES G. VAN RIPER
This text organizes & summarizes a vast wealth of information concerning
the nature of stuttering.
Excellent Quality, 450 Pages
Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107004/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0136107095/
THE NEW SONGWRITER'S GUIDE TO MUSIC PUBLISHING 3RD EDITION, BY RANDY POE
Provides insider knowledge and advice that's easy to understand, so
songwriters can get the best deals for their songs.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106282/
THE OLD REGIME AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, BY STUART GILBERT AND ALEXIS
DE TOCQUEVILLE
The French Revolution is undoubtedly one of the most significant events
in world history, one whose repercussions still affect Western society
today, two hundred years later.
Excellent Quality, 311 Pages
History, Military, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106014/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385092601/
THE OVERFLOWING BRAIN, BY ELKHONON GOLDBERG AND TORKEL KLINGBERG
As the pace of technological change accelerates, we are increasingly
experiencing a state of information overload. Statistics show that we
are interrupted every three minutes during the course of the work day.
Excellent Quality, 204 Pages
Science, Health, Mind and Body
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107006/
THE OXFORD DICTIONARY OF ISLAM, BY JOHN L. ESPOSITO
Designed for general readers with little or no knowledge of Islam, this
superb dictionary provides more than 2,000 vividly written, up-to-date,
and authoritative entries on the religious, political, and social
spheres of the modern Islamic world.
Excellent Quality, 345 Pages
Nonfiction, Reference, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107007/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0195125592/
THE PLACE TO BE: WASHINGTON, CBS, AND THE GLORY DAYS OF TELEVISION NEWS,
BY ROGER MUDD
Famed journalist and broadcast anchor Roger Mudd recounts his days with
CBS and how that news bureau operated during its heady days as a global
information leader.
Excellent Quality, 416 Pages
Entertainment, History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/91499/
THE PROVENANCE PRESS GUIDE TO THE WICCAN YEAR, BY JUDY ANN NOCK
Capturing the essence of both the major and lesser holidays, this
complete and practical reference offers something for everyone, from
history and recipes, to crafts and rituals, spells and meditations,
regardless of your level of practice.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106377/
THE SMALL BUSINESS VALUATION BOOK 2ND EDITION, BY LAWRENCE W. TULLER
This book is an invaluable resource for business owners or buyers
looking for accurate small business appraisals.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106332/
THE ULTIMATE SALES LETTER, BY DAN S. KENNEDY
The Ultimate Sales Letter, 3rd Edition shows you how to write letters
that get read, generate leads, and make money.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106342/
THE ULTIMATE MARKETING TOOLKIT, BY PAULA PETERS
- All anyone needs to market a small business, in an affordable and
up-to-date format - The author is currently an consultant with the Small
Business Development Center There are 22.9 million entrepreneurs in the U.S.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106347/
THE ULTIMATE MARKETING PLAN THIRD EDITION, BY DAN S. KENNEDY
The Ultimate Marketing Plan, 3rd Edition is all you need to find your
unique selling proposition and deliver it to the right prospects. You,
too, can benefit from the easy step-by-step system that has already
helped more than 5 million business owners!
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106303/
THE VERBALLY ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP, BY PATRICIA EVANS
Verbal abuse doesn't leave the same physical evidence as battery, but it
can be just as painful, and can actually take longer to recover from.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106355/
THE VERBALLY ABUSIVE MAN CAN HE CHANGE?, BY PATRICIA EVANS
From the world's most acclaimed expert on verbal abuse comes the first
book that answers the question foremost in every woman's mind: Can he
really change?
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106420/
THE WORDS YOU SHOULD KNOW, BY DAVID OLSEN
Quick. What's the Difference Between "Calvary" and "Cavalry"? Or
"affect" and "effect"? How about "parameter" and "perimeter"? Lots of
people need a quick and authoritative way to identify and define the
most troublesome common words.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106337/
THE WRITER'S DIGEST CHARACTER NAMING SOURCEBOOK, BY SHERRILYN KENYON
This reference for writers provides meanings for some 25,000 names and
surnames from 45 countries, listed by origin.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106300/
TIME MANAGEMENT SECOND EDITION, BY RICHARD WALSH
This book provides both a framework for building a personal time
philosophy and the real-world tips and techniques for becoming more
efficient and productive.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Self-Help
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106298/
TRAILS OF TEARS, PATHS OF BEAUTY, BY JOSEPH BRUCHAC
The histories of the Cherokee and Navajo Indians, starting with their
ancient ways up to current times.
Excellent Quality, 200 Pages
History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105289/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0792278666/
UPSELLING TECHNIQUES, BY STEPHAN SCHIFFMAN
America's # 1 corporate sales trainer gives readers a complete system
for developing and executing successful upselling plans for new and
existing accounts--without pushing the envelope too far.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106369/
VIRTUAL HISTORY: ALTERNATIVES AND COUNTERFACTUALS, BY NIALL FERGUSON
What if there had been no American War of Independence? What if Kennedy
had lived? These are some of the questions "answered" in "Virtual
History", which provides intriguing, far-reaching answers to these
questions.
Excellent Quality, 548 Pages
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106009/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0465023231/
WHY MEN LOVE BITCHES, BY SHERRY ARGOV
With saucy detail on every page, this no-nonsense guide reveals why a
strong woman is much more desirable than a "yes woman" who routinely
sacrifices herself.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction, Self-Help
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106315/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0123456789/
WORDS YOU SHOULD KNOW IN HIGH SCHOOL, BY JUSTIN NADLER AND JORDAN
NADLER AND BURTON JAY NADLER
Arm students with the vocabulary they'll need to tackle everything from
studying for the SATs to writing excellent papers and coming up with the
right words at a college or job interview.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106344/
WRITER'S DIGEST HANDBOOK OF MAGAZINE ARTICLE WRITING, BY BEN YAGODA AND
MICHELLE RUBERG
This book is the only resource writers need for all of their questions
on how to: brainstorm creative article ideas; find the right magazine
for their work; and keep editors coming back for more!
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106317/
WRITING MYSTERIES SECOND EDITION, BY SUE GRAFTON AND BARRY ZEMAN AND
JAN BURKE
Sue Grafton weaves the experience of today's top mystery authors into a
comprehensive "how-to."
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106330/
WRITING AND SELLING YOUR MYSTERY NOVEL, BY HALLIE EPHRON
With the help of interactive exercises, mystery author and crime fiction
critic Hallie Ephron gives you the momentum you need to turn a kernel of
an idea into an intriguing mystery novel.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106396/
YES WE CAN!, BY PAULA MUNIER
America's voice was heard, and with a resounding "Yes, We Can!" it
yelled for change. Now, Americans everywhere want to know what they can
do to help.
Publisher Quality
Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106309/
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BREAKING THE BARRIERS: OVERCOMING ADVERSITY AND REACHING YOUR GREATEST
POTENTIAL, BY JASON FRENN
In a world filled with dysfunction, futility, and confusion, people are
looking for meaning and significance. They want to break through the
barriers holding them back.
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107047/
HOW TO BE A HEPBURN IN A HILTON WORLD: THE ART OF LIVING WITH STYLE,
CLASS, AND GRACE, BY JORDAN CHRISTY
In a society driven by celebutante news and myspace profiles, women of
class, style and charm are hard to come by.
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107048/
ROMPIENDO LAS BARRERAS: VENCIENDO LA ADVERSIDAD Y ALCANZANDO TU MáXIMO
POTENCIAL, BY JASON FRENN
In a world filled with dysfunction, futility, and confusion, people are
looking for meaning and significance. They want to break through the
barriers holding them back.
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107049/
SAND SHARKS, BY MARGARET MARON
When Judge Deborah Knott travels to Wrightsville Beach for a summer
conference for North Carolina District Court Judges, she stumbles upon
the body of one of her colleagues.
Publisher Quality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107050/
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KID TROUBLE, BY LAURIE MCELROY AND GEORGE DOTY AND DAN SCHNEIDER
Josh is student-teaching in Megan's classroom, but the class soon rebels
against their new taskmaster. Then Drake joins forces with Megan to lead
the revolt. Could it be that Drake is just trying to snare the class's
amazing drummer for his band?
Excellent Quality, 121 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105322/
PILED HIGHER AND DEEPER: THE FOLKLORE OF CAMPUS LIFE, BY SIMON J. BRONNER
Examines college life: Legends, Festivals, Slang, mnemonics, late
faculty, photocopier art, mooning, streaking, pranks, drinking games and
songs, fight songs, ghost stories, competitive college humor (Aggie
jokes), Greeks (pledging, hell week, initiation), dating, and engagement.
Excellent Quality, 259 Pages
History, Nonfiction, Teens
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/90822/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/087483161X/
SONG OF THE WANDERER (THE UNICORN CHRONICLES #2), BY BRUCE COVILLE
The second book in Coville's series finds Cara continuing her journey in
a faraway land called Luster, on a mission to find her grandmother.
Excellent Quality, 331 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106017/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0545068258/
THE FIRST PART LAST, BY ANGELA JOHNSON
Bobby's carefree teenage life changes forever when he becomes a father
and must care for his adored baby daughter.
Excellent Quality, 132 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106978/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0689849222/
THE RED MAGICIAN, BY LISA GOLDSTEIN
In a clash of magics with a Hungarian Village Rabbi wishing to maintain
the status quo, a red-haired magician tries to save thirteen-year-old
Kicsi and her family from the Nazis. American book Award.
Excellent Quality, 194 Pages
Teens, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/100864/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312890079/
A FARM THROUGH TIME, BY ERIC THOMAS AND ANGELA WILKES
This is the story of a farm and of its place in a changing landscape,
from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books, History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107009/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0751371785/
A REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOT: THE JOURNAL OF WILLIAM THOMAS EMERSON (MY
NAME IS AMERICA), BY BARRY DENENBERG
William, a twelve-year-old orphan, writes of his experiences in
pre-Revolutionary War Boston where he joins the cause of the patriots
who are opposed to British rule.
Excellent Quality, 158 Pages
Children's Books, History, Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105642/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0590313509/
BREAD, BREAD, BREAD, BY ANN MORRIS
What kind of bread do you eat? A bagel? A tortilla? A baguette? All over
the world, wherever there are human beings, someone is eating bread. Ann
Morris's simple text reveals for young readers how people eat -- and how
people live -- the world over.
Excellent Quality, 32 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107019/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0590460366/
ELIJAH: BRAVE PROPHET, BY ANGELINE J. ENTZ
Angeline J. Entz writes about the Biblical prophet Elijah in the
language and vocabulary that children can understand. At the end of each
chapter are questions for the readers to reflect upon.
Excellent Quality, 49 Pages
Children's Books, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105821/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0805442448/
FIVE LITTLE MONKEYS BAKE A BIRTHDAY CAKE, BY EILEEN CHRISTELOW
Five little monkeys wake up with the sun. Today is their mama's birthday
and they are going to bake a cake for her.
Excellent Quality, 34 Pages
Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105783/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0618496475/
FROM EXILES TO IMMIGRANTS: THE REFUGEES FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA, BY RONALD
T. TAKAKI
Written for children ages 9-12, this book describes the experiences that
immigrants from southeast Asia have had, adjusting to life in the United
States.
Excellent Quality, 116 Pages
Children's Books, History, Nonfiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105275/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0791021858/
HUMPHREY, THE LOST WHALE: A TRUE STORY, BY RICHARD HALL AND WENDY TOKUDA
The original book based on the true story of Humphrey, the Humpback
whale who swam into the San Francisco Bay.
Excellent Quality, 35 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Animals
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107027/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0893462705/
INCHWORM AND A HALF, BY ELINOR J. PINCZES
Several small worms use their varying lengths to measure the vegetables
in a garden.
Excellent Quality, 36 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105501/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0618311017/
JUBILEE JOURNEY, BY CAROLYN MEYER
Emily Rose has always felt comfortable growing up in Connecticut with
her African American mother and her "French American" father, but when
they spend some time with her great-grandmother in Texas, Emily Rose
learns about her black heritage and uncovers some new and exciting parts
of her own identity.
Excellent Quality, 274 Pages
Children's Books, Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105651/
KUMAK'S FISH: A TALL TALE FROM THE FAR NORTH, BY MICHAEL BANIA
"Good day for fish!" Kumak declares as he rises to a clear Arctic dawn.
He hitches up the dog team and loads the whole family for a day of ice
fishing. And Kumak has borrowed a lucky fishing pole--Uncle Aglu's
"amazing hooking stick."But would "good day for fish" really mean "bad
day for Kumak"? Everybody is catching fish except our hapless hero,
until the amazing hooking stick goes to work.
Excellent Quality, 31 Pages
Children's Books, Animals, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105805/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0882405837/
MIA, BY ROBERT PAPP AND TAMARA ENGLAND AND LAURENCE YEP
Mia St. Clair is a ten-year-old girl living in upstate New York. She has
grown up playing ice hockey wit her three older brothers on the pond
behind their house.
Excellent Quality, 130 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/106990/
MY LIFE AS A FIFTH-GRADE COMEDIAN, BY ELIZABETH LEVY
Although Bobby's father thinks that he might be expelled just like his
older brother, with the encouragement of a new fifth-grade teacher,
Bobby tries to channel his penchant for humor into a learning experience.
Excellent Quality, 184 Pages
Children's Books, Teens, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105639/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0060266023/
MY SECRET ADMIRER, BY STEPHEN ROOS
When she receives a valentine signed "your secret admirer," Claire tries
a variety of schemes to discover his identity.
Excellent Quality, 127 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105343/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0440459508/
PROPHETS: PREACHERS FOR GOD, BY TOM MCMINN
Tom McMinn writes about some of the adventures of five Biblical
prophets: Elisha, Amos, Jeremiah, Jonah, and Mica. This book is written
for children.
Excellent Quality, 49 Pages
Children's Books, Religion and Spirituality
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105807/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0805442502/
SPOILED BY A SPILL, BY HENRY BLACK
What happens when oil spills into the ocean.
Excellent Quality, 19 Pages
Children's Books, Nonfiction, Science
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104888/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0021926379/
TELL ME A SCARY STORY, BY CARL REINER
Everyone loves scary stories and award-winning comedy writer/director
Carl Reiner invites readers to huddle close as he tells a young boy's
tale of the mysterious house next door.
Publisher Quality
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/104401/
THE GHOST'S GRAVE, BY PEG KEHRET
Apprehensive about spending the summer in Washington State with his Aunt
Ethel when his parents get an overseas job, twelve-year-old Josh soon
finds adventure when he meets the ghost of a coal miner.
Excellent Quality, 210 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/105650/
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0525461620/
THE WATER SPRITES, BY RAOUL VITALE AND EMILY RODDA
The Water Sprites are angry. Their Moon Stone has been stolen! They
won't return any thing that floats down to their Finding Pool until the
stone is returned. Will Jessie be able to help the Water Sprites before
they take something precious?
Excellent Quality, 118 Pages
Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/107008/
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