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Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution

Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution

by Ji-Li Jiang

In 1966 Ji-li Jiang turned twelve. An outstanding student and leader, she had everything: brains, the admiration of her peers, and a bright future in China's Communist Party. But that year China's leader, Mao Ze-dong, launched the Cultural Revolution, and everything changed. Over ht next few years Ji-li and her family were humiliated and scorned by former friends, neighbors, and co-workers. They lived in constant... (more)

The Road to Serfdom Fiftieth Anniversary Edition

The Road to Serfdom Fiftieth Anniversary Edition

by F. A. Hayek

This classic by one of the 20th century's leading libertarian thinkers has established itself beside the works of Orwell and others as a timeless meditation on the relationship between human freedom and government authority. Hayek argues that empowering government with increasing economic control leads not to utopia but to horrors such those seen in Nazi Germany.

When Washington Crossed the Delaware: A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots

When Washington Crossed the Delaware: A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots

by Lynne V. Cheney

"This is the story that I tell my grandchildren at Christmas. I hope that this book will bring the tradition of sharing history to families all across America." -- Lynne Cheney Christmas night, 1776, was a troubled time for our young country. In the six months since the Declaration of Independence had been signed, General George Washington and his troops had suffered defeat after defeat at the hands of the... (more)

The Lord of the Rings

by J. R. R. Tolkien

Comprising three oversized hardback volumes housed in a full-colour slipcase, this edition of Tolkien's classic masterpiece is fully illustrated in watercolour throughout by the acclaimed and award-winning artist, Alan Lee. Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy has touched the hearts... (more)

The Chronicles of Narnia: Book 7

The Last Battle

by C. S. Lewis

When evil comes to Narnia, Jill and Eustace help fight the great last battle and Aslan leads his people to a glorious new paradise.

The Chronicles of Narnia

by C. S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia have enchanted millions of readers over the last fifty years and the magical events described in C.S. Lewis's immortal prose have left many a lasting memory. For here is a world where a witch decrees eternal winter; where there are more talking animals than people; and where battles are fought by Centaurs, Giants and Fauns.

The Giver: Book 1

The Giver

by Lois Lowry, Maria Luisa Balseiro

Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.

Uncle Tom's Cabin

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Edited and with an Introduction and Notes by Dr Keith Carabine. University of Kent at Canterbury. Uncle Tom's Cabin is the most popular, influential and controversial book written by an American. Stowe s rich, panoramic novel passionately dramatises why the whole of America is implicated in and responsible for the sin of slavery, and resoundingly concludes that only 'repentance, justice and mercy' will prevent... (more)

The Law

by Frederic Bastiat

How is it that the law enforcer itself does not have to keep the law? How is it that the law permits the state to lawfully engage in actions which, if undertaken by individuals, would land them in jail? These are among the most intriguing issues in political and economic philosophy. More specifically, the problem of law that itself violates law is an insurmountable conundrum of all statist philosophies. The... (more)

Alas, Babylon (Perennial Classics)

by Pat Frank

The classic apocalyptic novel that stunned the world.

The Book of Mormon

Another Testament of Jesus Christ

by Joseph Smith

The Book of Mormon is a volume of scripture comparable to the Bible. It is a record of God's dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas and contains, as does the Bible, the fullness of the everlasting gospel. The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. Their words, written on gold plates, were quoted and abridged by a prophet-historian named Mormon. The... (more)

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

by Ted W. Lawson

AMERICA STRIKES BACK! After Pearl Harbor, America seemed to have lost the war before it had begun. Allied forces were being beaten across the Pacific by the Japanese military juggernaut, and morale was at the breaking point. America desperately needed to strike back at the enemy. For this, a corps of heroic volunteer fliers led by Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle began training to attack the very heart of the... (more)

Defying Hitler: A Memoir

by Sebastian Haffner

Written in 1939 and unpublished until 2000, Sebastian Haffner's memoir of the rise of Nazism in Germany offers a unique portrait of the lives of ordinary German citizens between the wars. Covering 1907 to 1933, his eyewitness account provides a portrait of a country in constant flux: from the rise of the First Corps, the right-wing voluntary military force set up in 1918 to suppress Communism and precursor to the... (more)

The Underground Railroad for Kids: From Slavery to Freedom with 21 Activities (For Kids series)

The Underground Railroad for Kids: From Slavery to Freedom with 21 Activities (For Kids series)

by Mary Kay Carson

The heroic struggles of the thousands of slaves who sought freedom through the Underground Railroad are vividly portrayed in this powerful activity book, as are the abolitionists, free blacks, and former slaves who helped them along the way. The text includes 80 compelling firsthand narratives from escaped slaves and abolitionists and 30 biographies of "passengers," "conductors," and "stationmasters," such as... (more)

What is seen and what is not seen: Or Political economy in one lessonFreÌdeÌric Bastiat

What is seen and what is not seen: Or Political economy in one lesson

by FreÌdeÌric Bastiat

Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?

Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?

by Jean Fritz

All King George the Third ever wanted was for everyone to be as conscientious as he was about obeying the rules! After all, he followed the rules for being a good king: he married a princess, he had heirs, he was careful with his country's money . . . so why were those pesky Americans causing so much trouble? A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year and an IRA/CBC Children's Choice Book. Full color.

Miracle At Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention May - September 1787

Miracle At Philadelphia: The Story of the Constitutional Convention May - September 1787

by Catherine Drinker Bowen

This book is a history of the Federal Convention in Philadelphia that resulted in the Constitution of the United States.

One Candle

by Eve Bunting

For one family the traditional Hanukkah celebration has a deeper meaning. Amidst the food and the festivities, Grandma and Great-Aunt Rose begin their story -- the one they tell each year. They pass on to each generation a tale of perseverance during the darkest hours of the Holocaust, and the strength it took to continue to honor Hanukkah in the only way they could. Their story reaffirms the values of tradition... (more)

Prelude to Glory: World Turned Upside Down (World Turned Upside Down, 6)

Prelude to Glory: World Turned Upside Down (World Turned Upside Down, 6)

by Ron Carter

The surrender of British General Charles Cornwallis and his entire army to the United States at Yorktown, Virginia, on October 19, 1781, stunned the world. The thirteen-foundling United States had won their impossible revolution. They could not know that their victory was but a shifting from a war with musket and cannon to one with tariffs and border disputes. With the country sinking into bankruptcy, the... (more)

To Destroy You Is No Loss: The Odyssey of a Cambodian Family

To Destroy You Is No Loss: The Odyssey of a Cambodian Family

by JoAn D. Criddle

With the Khmer Rouge takeover in 1975, 15-year-old Teeda and 15 members of her upper-class family were among millions driven from Phnom Penh into the countryside. Now living in America, Teeda here recounts a terrifying, slavelike existence. PW called this "a poignant testament to the human will to survive." Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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by Ji-Li Jiang

by F. A. Hayek

by Lynne V. Cheney

by J. R. R. Tolkien

by C. S. Lewis

by C. S. Lewis

by Lois Lowry, Maria Luisa Balseiro

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

by Frederic Bastiat

by Pat Frank

Another Testament of Jesus Christ

by Joseph Smith

by Ted W. Lawson

by Sebastian Haffner

by Mary Kay Carson

by FreÌdeÌric Bastiat

by Jean Fritz

by Catherine Drinker Bowen

by Eve Bunting

by Ron Carter

by JoAn D. Criddle