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Lyra finds herself in a shimmering, haunted underworld—Cittàgazze, where soul-eating Specters stalk the streets and wingbeats of distant angels sound against the sky. But she is not without allies: 12-year-old Will Parry, fleeing for his life after taking another’s, has also stumbled into this strange new realm. On a perilous journey from world to world, Lyra and Will discover an object of devastating power. And... (more)

The Westing Game

by Ellen Raskin

When an eccentric millionaire dies mysteriously, sixteen very unlikely people are gathered together for the reading of the will . . . and what a will it is!

Milo's Special Words

by Charise Mericle Harper

A book of manners with flaps, changing-picture wheels, and humor! Lucy is drinking a glass of cold, delicious milk, and her brother, Milo, wants one, too. “Milk!” he screams—but to no avail. No matter how much he carries on, Mommy will not give Milo milk . . . until Lucy tells him, “Use the special word.” Milo tries all the words he can think of, and when none of them works, he thinks of another one—“Please.”... (more)

Montana Sky

by Nora Roberts

Jack Mercy's three daughters are strangers to each other. Now they must learn to live as a family-in order to gain an inheritance worth 20 million dollars...

Rangers Apprentice: Book 2

The Burning Bridge

by John Flanagan

Bracing for a final clash with the evil warlord Morgarath, the Rangers rally the kingdom's allies, and Will is chosen, along with his friend Horace, as special envoys to nearby Celtica. But the simple mission soon takes an unsettling turn - the Celticans have disappeared, their town abandoned. The scheming hand of Morgarath, it seems, has been far from idle. He has found a way to bring his legions over the once... (more)

Death Is Forever

by Elizabeth Lowell

Dear Reader, Sometimes, if you're very lucky, you can go home again. An earlier version of this book was titled The Diamond Tiger and came out in 1993 under the name Ann Maxwell. When my present publisher offered me the opportunity of going back to the novel under the name Elizabeth Lowell, I admit that I hesitated. In the years since first publication, the diamond trade has changed so greatly that it would be... (more)

Nate Perkins Live!

by Nathaniel William Perkins

NATE PERKINS LIVE! is a compiliation of six talk radio shows, including a DVD of four commericals, and info-commercial and photographs of family, friends, military comrades and mentors, newspaper and magazine articles about Perkins, information technology and businesses he created. The six talk shows entail Perkins' philosophy regarding education, employment, politics, the military and community. We're at... (more)

The AristocatsWalt Disney Staff

The Aristocats

by Walt Disney Staff

The Hunter's Tale (Sister Frevisse Medieval Mysteries (Paperback))

The Hunter's Tale (Sister Frevisse Medieval Mysteries (Paperback))

by Margaret Frazer

When the vicious Sir Ralph Woderove is found murdered near his estate, Dame Frevisse finds that the evil that men do sometimes does live after them.

Nightcreature: Book 1

Blue Moon

by Lori Handeland

Miniwa, Wisconsin is under siege, but not by the usual summer tourists. The area's normally shy wolf population has begun stalking human prey, and their victims have been disappearing...or worse. Something is happening in the woods. Something brutal and primitive... Officer Jessie McQuade has seen plenty in her years on the force-but nothing as intriguing as the gorgeous, naked man she encounters while tracking a... (more)

A Dual Autobiography

by Will Durant

Prize Essay on the Freedom of the Will (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)

Prize Essay on the Freedom of the Will (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)

by Arthur Schopenhauer

Schopenhauer's Prize Essay is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant and elegant treatments of free will and determinism. He distinguishes the freedom of acting from the freedom of willing, affirming the former while denying the latter. This volume offers the text in a previously unpublished translation by Eric F.J. Payne, the leading twentieth-century translator of Schopenhauer into English, together with a... (more)

The Twelve Powers of Man 1930

by Charles Fillmore

Chloe

by Freya North

The Morning After. American Successes and Excesses 1981-1986George Will

The Morning After. American Successes and Excesses 1981-1986

by George Will

Rangers Apprentice: Book 3

The Icebound Land

by John Flanagan

Kidnapped after the fierce battle with Lord Morgarath, Will and Evanlyn are bound for Skandia as captives aboard a fearsome wolfship. Halt has sworn to rescue Will, and he will do anything to keep his promise—even defy his King. Expelled from the Rangers he has served so loyally, Halt is joined by Will’s friend Horace as he travels toward Skandia. On their way, they are challenged constantly by freelance... (more)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

by J.K. Rowling

The Dragons of Babel

by Michael Swanwick

A fantasy masterpiece from a five-time Hugo Award winner! A war-dragon of Babel crashes in the idyllic fields of a post-industrialized Faerie and, dragging himself into the nearest village, declares himself king and makes young Will his lieutenant. Nightly, he crawls inside the young fey's brain to get a measure of what his subjects think. Forced out of his village, Will travels with female centaur soldiers,... (more)

Dirt on My Shirt

by Jeff Foxworthy

In this hilarious collection of poems, comedian Jeff Foxworthy creates a neighborhood filled with fun, family, friends, and more. Here you'll meet Cousin Lizzy, Uncle Ed and Aunt Foo Foo, cows with horns that don't go beep, dads in sweaters, also sheep. From the thrill of flying to the imaginary planet Woosocket to bonding with a friend over a shared hatred of spinach, these poems capture the very essence of being... (more)

Tadpole Rex

by Kurt Cyrus

Rex is a tiny tadpole who can't wait to grow up and be big like everybody else. Unfortunately for Rex, he lives in a prehistoric swamp . . . and everybody else is a gigantic dinosaur. With a little time--and a lot of patience--Rex does grow, gaining arms and legs and, most importantly, a personality big enough to take on even the mightiest of his neighbors. Includes a note from... (more)

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by Lori Handeland

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by Arthur Schopenhauer

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