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  Riding the Rails

  Teenagers on the Move During the Great Depression

  by Errol Lincoln Uys

  "There is no feeling in the world like sitting in a side-door Pullman and watching the world go by, listening to the clickety-clack of the wheels, hearing that old steam whistle blowing for crossings and towns."--George Phillips in Riding the Rails At the height of the Great Depression, 250,000 teenage hoboes were riding the rails and roaming America. Some left home out of desperation and went looking for work... (more)
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  Clinical Textbook for Veterinary Technicians

  by Dennis M. McCurnin, DVM, MS, Joanne M. Bassett

  Now in full-color! Written by veterinarians, including many board-certified specialists, and veterinary technicians, this comprehensive textbook is divided into six major sections covering nearly all the major content areas in the veterinary technology curriculum. The text contains helpful learning features, including introductions, boxed technician tips, and suggested readings – all written at a level appropriate... (more)
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  Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry

  by Bettleheim

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  The Dust Bowl through the lens : how photography revealed and helped remedy a national disaster

  by Martin W. Sandler

  The Dust Bowl was a time of hardship and disaster. The worst ecological disaster in our nation’s history turned more than 100 million acres of fertile land almost completely to dust. Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to seek new homes and opportunities thousands of miles away, while millions more chose to stay and battle nature to save their land.  These terrible repercussions from the Dust Bowl... (more)
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  Too Busy Not to Pray: Slowing Down to Be With God : Including Questions for Reflection and Discussion

  by Bill Hybels

  Most of us have trouble finding time to pray. There's church and school and neighborhood and job and friends and recreation. And then the crises hit! Time for prayer seems an impossible luxury. As a pastor, Bill Hybels knows hundreds of people with schedules like this. Yet in his own life he has made the hard discovery that prayer doesn't happen on the run. He decided he was too busy not to pray. Hybels's... (more)
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  Mark of the Lion: Book 2

  An Echo in the Darkness

  by Francine Rivers

  Through the courageous faith of the Christian slave girl Hadassah and the troubled lives of the Roman masters, An Echo in the Darkness continues this moving tale of first-century Rome. Having narrowly escaped death, Hadassah conceals her scars--and identity--with veils. But it is her God-given ability to heal others that brings her to perhaps her greatest trial. God's forgiveness and redemption triumph as this... (more)
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  Mark of the Lion: Book 1

  A Voice in the Wind

  by Francine Rivers

  This first book in the classic best-selling Mark of the Lion series brings readers back to the first century and introduces them to Hadassah. Torn by her love for a handsome aristocrat, a young slave girl clings to her faith in the living God for deliverance from the forces of decadent Rome.
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  Mark of the Lion: Book 3

  As Sure as the Dawn

  by Francine Rivers

  Atretes and Rizpah discover the fires of faith and their own burning devotion to a Lord who draws them into a love that is as sure as the dawn.
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  Alaskan Quest: Book 2

  Under the Northern Lights

  by Tracie Peterson

  Leah returns to her native village of Last Chance, Alaska, only to be kidnapped by her husband’s twin brother, Chase Kincaid. She is thrown together with the prickly Helaina Beecham, whom Chase has abducted as well. Leah’s husband and her brother Jacob are on their trail, but an early winter makes passage difficult. Will the two women be found in time? Helaina Beecham was sent north to track down Chase Kincaid,... (more)
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  Children of the Great Depression

  by Russell Freedman

  As he did for frontier children in his enormously popular Children of the Wild West, Russell Freedman illuminates the lives of the American children affected by the economic and social changes of the Great Depression. Middle-class urban youth, migrant farm laborers, boxcar kids, children whose families found themselves struggling for survival . . . all Depression-era young people faced challenges like unemployed... (more)
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  Daughters of Lancaster County: Book 3

  The Bishop's Daughter

  by Wanda E. Brunstetter

  Leona is Bishop Jacob Weaver's daughter and a dedicated teacher in a one-room Amish schoolhouse. After her father's tragic accident, Leona's faith wavers. How could God allow something like this to happen to one of His servants? Outlander Jimmy Scott comes to Pennsylvania in search of his real family. When he is hired to paint an Amish schoolhouse, Jimmy and Leona find themselves irresistibly drawn to each other.... (more)
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  Daughters of Lancaster County: Book 2

  The Quilter's Daughter

  by Wanda E. Brunstetter

  Abby Miller leaves her successful quilt shop and patient fiance in Ohio to help her newly remarried and now pregnant mother in Lancaster County. While she's away, Abby's world is shattered in one fell swoop. How can God make anything good come out of this tragedy? With shaken faith, Abby is forced to look for answers away from friends and family. Will she find them in the ashes of the past, in her love of... (more)
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  Daughters of Lancaster County: Book 1

  The Storekeeper's Daughter

  by Wanda E. Brunstetter

  Time seems to stand still in Naomi Fisher's tranquil community, but it cannot hold back tragedy. Helping her widowed father run a store, manage a household, and raise seven children is a daunting task. There is no time to think about courtship or having her own family, though her heart yearns for the attention of Caleb Hoffmeir. But her days are plotted for her-until the afternoon her baby brother disappears from... (more)
• Shell Game: A True Story of Banking, Spies, Lies, Politics-And the Arming of Saddam HusseinPeter Mantius

  

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  Shell Game: A True Story of Banking, Spies, Lies, Politics-And the Arming of Saddam Hussein

  by Peter Mantius

  A true-life thriller focuses on an Atlanta bank that loaned billions to Iraq during the 1980s--money Iraq used to buy arms, develop weapons, destroy Iran, take over Kuwait, bomb Israel, and kill Americans in the Gulf War.
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  Elementary Statistics

  by Mario F. Triola

  Addison-Wesley is proud to celebrate the Tenth Edition of Elementary Statistics.  This text is highly regarded because of its engaging and understandable introduction to statistics. The author's commitment to providing student-friendly guidance through the material and giving students opportunities to apply their newly learned skills in a real-world context has made Elementary Statistics the #1 best-seller in... (more)
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  Alaskan Quest: Book 1

  Summer of the Midnight Sun

  by Tracie Peterson

  Alaskan Quest Book 1 - The Barringer family is happy in the Alaskan Territory. Confronted by an old flame, Leah realizes her feelings never went away and she is whisked away on an unforgettable journey. From bestselling author Tracie Peterson.
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  Patterns from the Golden Age of Rustic Design: Park and Recreation Structuires from the 1930's

  by Albert H. Good

  In this informative treasure of a design book, you will find that the author reached his principal goal to present structure that appear to belong and be a part of their settings.
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  Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry

  by John McMurry

  Rewritten throughout for enhanced clarity and readability – without sacrificing content – this best-seller offers a focus on problem-solving and engaging discussions of relevant applications. Effectively covers the essentials of allied health chemistry without excessive and unnecessary detail. Puts chemistry in the context of everyday life. Covers biochemistry thoroughly to allow for flexible treatment and... (more)