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Between Two Fires: American Indians in the Civil War | Laurence M. Hauptman | History,Military History,Civil War,American History,American Civil War,Nonfiction,North American Hi...,American History,Native Americans | Reveals that several hundred thousand Indians were affected by the Civil War and that twenty thousand Indians enlisted on both sides in an attempt to gain legitimacy, autonomy, or simply land. | History,Military History,Civil War,American History,American Civil War,Nonfiction,North American Hi...,American History,Native Americans | 3.52 | |
Fashion Sourcebook 1920s | Charlotte Fiell,Emmanuelle Dirix | Couture,Fashion,Historical,Art,Nonfiction | Fashion Sourcebook - 1920s is the first book in a brand-new series by Fiell Publishing that documents comprehensively the seasonal fashion styles of the 20th century, decade by decade. Sumptuously illustrated with over 600 original photographs, drawings and prints, this title is a must-have reference work for not only ... | Couture,Fashion,Historical,Art,Nonfiction | 4.51 | |
Hungary 56 | Andy Anderson | Politics,History | The seminal history and analysis of the Hungarian Revolution and the workers' councils, perhaps the single most important revolutionary event ever, and this is simply the best book on it. | Politics,History | 4.15 | |
All-American Anarchist: Joseph A. Labadie and the Labor Movement | Carlotta R. Anderson | Labor,History | "All-American Anarchist" chronicles the life and work of Joseph A. Labadie (1850-1933), Detroit's prominent labor organizer and one of early labor's most influential activists. A dynamic participant in the major social reform movements of the Gilded Age, Labadie was a central figure in the pervasive struggle for a new ... | Labor,History | 3.83 | |
Les oiseaux gourmands | Jean Leveille | null | Aujourd’hui, l’oiseau nous invite à sa table, table surprenante par sa diversité et son originalité. Tous initient leurs petits à la vie gourmande en puisant dans un panier aux ressources immenses. Pour y parvenir, l’oiseau a modifié son anatomie, sa morphologie, mais surtout il a radicalement adapté son or... | null | 4 | |
The Human Equation: Building Profits by Putting People First | Jeffrey Pfeffer | Business,Leadership,Romance,Historical Romance,Nonfiction,Business,Management,Management,Human Resources | Why is common sense so uncommon when it comes to managing people? How is it that so many seemingly intelligent organizations implement harmful management practices and ideas? In his provocative new book, ,The Human Equation,, bestselling author Jeffrey Pfeffer examines why much of the current conventional wisdom is wro... | Business,Leadership,Romance,Historical Romance,Nonfiction,Business,Management,Management,Human Resources | 3.73 | |
Competitive Advantage Through People: Unleashing the Power of the Work Force | Jeffrey Pfeffer | Business,Leadership,Business,Management,Romance,Historical Romance | "Competitive Advantage Through People" explores why - despite long-standing evidence that a committed work force is essential for success - firms continue to attach little importance to their workers. The answer, argues Pfeffer, resides in a complex web of factors based on perception, history, legislation, and practice... | Business,Leadership,Business,Management,Romance,Historical Romance | 3.65 | |
Hawaii: An Uncommon History | Edward Joesting | History,Nonfiction | "Even if you know Hawaiian history you will find much here that is new, besides Knowledge, both love and understanding of th islands " Jacob Adler | History,Nonfiction | 3.93 | |
R101: A Pictorial History | Nick Le Neve Walmsley | null | At the time of her construction in the late 1920s, His Majesty's Airship R101 was the largest flying object ever made—as big and luxurious as an ocean liner, a Titanic of the skies designed to link the far-flung corners of the British Empire within days. As Britain recovered from the horrors of the trenches, R101's ... | null | 5 | |
Genuine Happiness: Meditation as the Path to Fulfillment | B. Alan Wallace,Dalai Lama XIV | Religion,Buddhism,Philosophy,Spirituality,Psychology,Nonfiction,Religion | Discover your personal path to bliss,"This book will give anyone interested in the spectrum of core meditative practices stemming from the Buddhist tradition but in essence universal the deepest of perspectives on what is possible for us as human beings as well as excellent guidance in the essential, time-tested attitu... | Religion,Buddhism,Philosophy,Spirituality,Psychology,Nonfiction,Religion | 4.1 | |
The Books of Contemplation: Medieval Jewish Mystical Sources | Mark Verman | null | The earliest medieval Jewish mystical writings, or kabbalah, date from the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. This is the first book to focus on the most prodigious group active at that time--the 'Circle of Contemplation'.,The 'Circle of Contemplation' generated a mystical theology that differs radically from... | null | 4.75 | |
Anthropological Studies of Religion: An Introductory Text | Brian Morris | Anthropology,Religion,Nonfiction,Academic,Social Science,Sociology | In this important, scholarly and wide-ranging text, Brian Morris provides a lucid outline of the nature of the explanations of religious phenomena offered by such great thinkers as Hegel, Marx, and Weber. In doing so he also unravels the many theoretical strategies in the study of religion that have been developed and ... | Anthropology,Religion,Nonfiction,Academic,Social Science,Sociology | 3.69 | |
Anarchism And Ecology | Graham Purchase | Biology,Ecology,Nonfiction,Politics | This book outlines the history of our slow alienation from locale, and proposes some visionary and yet practical solutions to the global ecological crisis that call for the emergence of an integrated, living, and sustainable relationship with the ecological regions that surround us. | Biology,Ecology,Nonfiction,Politics | 3.59 | |
Happiness: Lessons from a New Science | Richard Layard | Psychology,Nonfiction,Economics,Science,Philosophy,Self Help,Self Help,Personal Development,Sociology,Writing,Journalism,Politics | There is a paradox at the heart of our lives. We all want more money, but as societies become richer, they do not become happier. This is not speculation: It's the story told by countless pieces of scientific research. We now have sophisticated ways of measuring how happy people are, and all the evidence shows that on ... | Psychology,Nonfiction,Economics,Science,Philosophy,Self Help,Self Help,Personal Development,Sociology,Writing,Journalism,Politics | 3.73 | |
Anarchism & Environmental Survival | Graham Purchase | Biology,Ecology | In this wide-ranging book, Graham Purchase, one of the anarchist movement's leading theoreticians, graphically demonstrates relation of classical libertarian thought to the most pressing issues on the Green agenda: bioregionalism, overpopulation, sustainable agriculture, animal rights, wilderness preservation, technolo... | Biology,Ecology | 3.44 | |
Dressed to Rule: Royal and Court Costume from Louis XIV to Elizabeth II | Philip Mansel | History,Couture,Fashion,Nonfiction,Historical,Cultural,France | Throughout history rulers have used clothes as a form of legitimization and propaganda. While palaces, pictures, and jewels might reflect the choice of a monarch’s predecessors or advisers, clothes reflected the preferences of the monarch himself. Being both personal and visible, the right costume at the right time c... | History,Couture,Fashion,Nonfiction,Historical,Cultural,France | 3.58 | |
On The Medieval Theory Of Signs | Umberto Eco | History | In the course of the long debate on the nature and the classification of signs, from Boethius to Ockham, there are at least three lines of thought: the Stoic heritage, that influences Augustine, Abelard, Francis Bacon; the Aristotelian tradition, stemming from the commentaries on ,De Interpretatione;, the discussion of... | History | 4.1 | |
After Long Silence | Helen Fremont | Autobiography,Memoir,Nonfiction,World War II,Holocaust,History,War,World War II,Biography,Biography,Autobiography,Biography Memoir,War,Literature,Jewish | "To this day, I don't even know what my mother's real name is.",Helen Fremont was raised as a Roman Catholic. It wasn't until she was an adult, practicing law in Boston, that she discovered her parents were Jewish--Holocaust survivors living invented lives. Not even their names were their own. In this powerful memoir, ... | Autobiography,Memoir,Nonfiction,World War II,Holocaust,History,War,World War II,Biography,Biography,Autobiography,Biography Memoir,War,Literature,Jewish | 4 | |
The Principles of Psychology: Volume 1 | William James | Psychology,Philosophy,Nonfiction,Science,Classics,Reference,Textbooks,Self Help,Literature,19th Century,History | This is the first inexpensive edition of the complete ,Long Course in Principles of Psychology,, one of the great classics of modern Western literature and science and the source of the ripest thoughts of America’s most important philosopher. As such, it should not be confused with the many abridgements that omit key... | Psychology,Philosophy,Nonfiction,Science,Classics,Reference,Textbooks,Self Help,Literature,19th Century,History | 4.17 | |
Islands | Dan Sleigh,André Brink | Historical,Historical Fiction,Cultural,Africa,Southern Africa,South Africa,Fiction,Historical,Literature,African Literature,Contemporary,Literature,Literature,21st Century,Eastern Africa,Mauritius | This novel of epic proportions from South Africa, set between 1650 and 1710, covers the first fifty years of the Dutch colony at the Cape of Good Hope. Beautifully rendered, this is a world and a time never before dealt with in fiction-a period when powerful colonizers took over the lands of Hottentot tribes, exposing ... | Historical,Historical Fiction,Cultural,Africa,Southern Africa,South Africa,Fiction,Historical,Literature,African Literature,Contemporary,Literature,Literature,21st Century,Eastern Africa,Mauritius | 3.62 | |
Character Strengths and Virtues: A Handbook and Classification | Christopher Peterson,Martin E.P. Seligman | Psychology,Philosophy,Nonfiction,Reference,Self Help,Personal Development,Self Help,Parenting,Education,Business,Psychology,Counselling | Character has become a front-and-center topic in contemporary discourse, but this term does not have a fixed meaning. Character may be simply defined by what someone does not do, but a more active and thorough definition is necessary, one that addresses certain vital questions. Is character a singular characteristic of... | Psychology,Philosophy,Nonfiction,Reference,Self Help,Personal Development,Self Help,Parenting,Education,Business,Psychology,Counselling | 4.25 | |
Parnassus on Wheels | Christopher Morley | Fiction,Writing,Books About Books,Classics,Humor,Adventure,Novella,Historical,Historical Fiction,Romance,Literature,Audiobook | Roger Mifflin is part pixie, part sage, part noble savage, and all God's creature. With his traveling book wagon named Parnassus, he moves through the New England countryside of 1915 on an itinerant mission of enlightenment. Mifflin's delight in books and authors is infectious--with his singular philosophy and bright e... | Fiction,Writing,Books About Books,Classics,Humor,Adventure,Novella,Historical,Historical Fiction,Romance,Literature,Audiobook | 4.03 | |
The Accidental President of Brazil: A Memoir | Fernando Henrique Cardoso,Brian Winter | History,Cultural,Brazil,Nonfiction,Biography,Politics,Autobiography,Memoir,Economics,Culture,Society | Fernando Henrique Cardoso received a phone call in the middle of the night asking him to be the new Finance Minister of Brazil. As he put the phone down and stared into the darkness of his hotel room, he feared he'd been handed a political death sentence. The year was 1993, and he would be responsible for an economy th... | History,Cultural,Brazil,Nonfiction,Biography,Politics,Autobiography,Memoir,Economics,Culture,Society | 4.14 | |
The Shining Path: A History of the Millenarian War in Peru | Gustavo Gorriti | History,Nonfiction,Politics | First published in Peru in 1990, ,The Shining Path, was immediately hailed as one of the finest works on the insurgency that plagued that nation for over fifteen years. A richly detailed and absorbing account, it covers the dramatic years between the guerrillas' opening attack in 1980 and President Fernando Belaunde's ... | History,Nonfiction,Politics | 3.95 | |
Irrational Exuberance | Robert J. Shiller | Economics,Economics,Finance,Business,Nonfiction,Psychology,Currency,Money,History,Finance,Personal Finance,Science,Philosophy | As Robert Shiller’s new 2009 preface to his prescient classic on behavioral economics and market volatility asserts, the irrational exuberance of the stock and housing markets “has been ended by an economic crisis of a magnitude not seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s.†As we all, ordinary Americans and ... | Economics,Economics,Finance,Business,Nonfiction,Psychology,Currency,Money,History,Finance,Personal Finance,Science,Philosophy | 3.98 | |
Jane Austen and the War of Ideas | Marilyn Butler | Criticism,Literary Criticism,Nonfiction,Criticism,Language,Writing,Literature,History,Biography | It is often said that Jane Austen in the countryside remained isolated from the great events of her time. But as Marilyn Butler points out in ,Jane Austen and the War of Ideas,, Austen was not isolated from reading novels, and novels carried controversy. The sentimental novel of the previous generation, the Jacobin nov... | Criticism,Literary Criticism,Nonfiction,Criticism,Language,Writing,Literature,History,Biography | 3.96 | |
The Canal House | Mark Lee | Fiction,Cultural,Australia,Eastern Africa,Uganda,Historical,Historical Fiction | Photojournalist Nicky Bettencourt thinks he's seen everything until he teams up with the legendary war correspondent Daniel McFarland. To Daniel, the story is everything; people come later. But after a plane crash nearly takes his life, Daniel begins to see the world in a different way. He falls in love with Julia Cade... | Fiction,Cultural,Australia,Eastern Africa,Uganda,Historical,Historical Fiction | 3.79 | |
History of Cartography: Enlarged Second Edition | Leo Bagrow,Raleigh Ashlin Skelton | null | This illustrated work is intended to acquaint readers with the early maps produced in both Europe and the rest of the world, and to tell us something of their development, their makers and printers, their varieties and characteristics. The authors' chief concern is with the appearance of maps: they exclude any examinat... | null | 5 | null |
Toward Rational Exuberance: The Evolution of the Modern Stock Market | B. Mark Smith | Economics,Finance,Economics,History,Finance,Personal Finance,Nonfiction,Currency,Money,Business,Menage,M M M | The stock market is big news today. Over 50 percent of the American public own stocks directly or indirectly, meaning that the financial well-being of tens of millions of people is directly tied to the market. Alan Greenspan has stated that it is not possible to understand the modern economy without understanding the s... | Economics,Finance,Economics,History,Finance,Personal Finance,Nonfiction,Currency,Money,Business,Menage,M M M | 3.73 | |
Wild Men, Wild Alaska: Finding What Lies Beyond the Limits | Rocky McElveen | Nonfiction,Nature,Outdoors,Christian,Environment,Nature,Biography | In ,Wild Men, Wild Alaska, professional hunting and fishing guide and outfitter Rocky McElveen tells the stories of his own adventures as well as those of some of his well-known clients. The book takes readers directly into the Alaskan bush, and shares the intense challenges of a majestic wilderness that pushes a man t... | Nonfiction,Nature,Outdoors,Christian,Environment,Nature,Biography | 4.11 | |
The Milk Farm: An Erotic Novel | Luc Milne | Erotica,Gay Erotica | null | Erotica,Gay Erotica | 3.46 | |
Naked Ambition: Women Who Are Changing Pornography | Carly Mine,Carly Mine | Nonfiction,Sociology,Sexuality,Sex Work,Feminism,Sexuality,Gender,GLBT,Queer | When adult entertainment first appeared on the pop culture radar as an underground film phenomenon, women were little more than starlets, who—for the most part—answered to men. But as pornography evolved in step with technology and consumer demand over the past twenty years, it also reflected the shifting political... | Nonfiction,Sociology,Sexuality,Sex Work,Feminism,Sexuality,Gender,GLBT,Queer | 3.54 | |
Algeria: France's Undeclared War | Martin Evans | History,Cultural,Africa,Northern Africa,Algeria,Cultural,France,Nonfiction,Religion,Islam,Military,Military History,Africa,Northern Africa | Invaded in 1830, populated by one million settlers who co-existed uneasily with nine million Arabs and Berbers, Algeria was different from other French colonies because it was administered as an integral part of France, in theory no different from Normandy or Brittany. The depth and scale of the colonization process ex... | History,Cultural,Africa,Northern Africa,Algeria,Cultural,France,Nonfiction,Religion,Islam,Military,Military History,Africa,Northern Africa | 4.3 | |
Paul: His Story | Jerome Murphy-O'Connor | Religion,Religion,Theology,Christianity,New Testament | For someone who has exercised such a profound influence on Christian theology, Paul remains a shadowy figure behind the barrier of his complicated and difficult biblical letters. Debates about his meaning have deflected attention from his personality, yet his personality is an important key to understanding his theolog... | Religion,Religion,Theology,Christianity,New Testament | 3.73 | |
American Fancy: Exuberance in the Arts 1790-1840 | Sumpter Priddy | null | Between 1790 and 1840, millions of middle-class Americans throughout the nation encountered "Fancy": they rode in a Fancy sleigh, dressed up in Fancy clothes, blew their noses in Fancy handkerchiefs, bought goods at Fancy shops, ate at Fancy tables on Fancy dishes, and slept under Fancy coverlets. Not just fancy but Fa... | null | 4.13 | |
Earth Magic: A Book of Shadows for Positive Witches | Marion Weinstein | Religion,Wicca,Witchcraft,Spirituality,Nonfiction,Religion,Paganism,Religion,Occult,Fantasy,Magic,Religion,Goddess,Spirituality,New Age | Marion Weinstein was one of the first witches to release a Book of Shadows to the public. Here is the revised and updated version of Earth Magic, the author's personal book of magical practice, made available for today's Witches. Based on an indepth study of the many facets of Witchcraft, Earth Magic presents the relig... | Religion,Wicca,Witchcraft,Spirituality,Nonfiction,Religion,Paganism,Religion,Occult,Fantasy,Magic,Religion,Goddess,Spirituality,New Age | 4.12 | |
Joseph Smith Begins His Work Book of Mormon 1830First Edition Reproduced from uncut sheets | Wilford C. Wood | null | null | null | 4.29 | null |
The Art of Love | Ovid,David Malouf,James Michie | Poetry,Classics,Nonfiction,Philosophy,Romance,Literature,History,Literature,Ancient,History,Ancient History,Roman | null | Poetry,Classics,Nonfiction,Philosophy,Romance,Literature,History,Literature,Ancient,History,Ancient History,Roman | 3.81 | |
Scripting the Black Masculine Body: Identity, Discourse, and Racial Politics in Popular Media | Ronald Jackson II | null | null | null | 4.14 | |
A Narrative of the Proceedings of the Black People During the Late Awful Calamity in Philadelphia in the Year 1793 | Richard Allen | null | null | null | 4.5 | |
The Transsexual Empire: The Making of the She-Male | Janice G. Raymond | Feminism,Nonfiction,Gender,GLBT,Queer,LGBT,LGBT,Transgender,Psychology,Philosophy,Politics,Social | Fifteen years ago, when it was first published, "The Transsexual Empire" challenged the medical psychiatric definition of transsexualism as a disease and sex conversion hormones and surgery as the cure. It exposed the antifeminist stereotyping that requires candidates for transsexual surgery to prove themselves by conf... | Feminism,Nonfiction,Gender,GLBT,Queer,LGBT,LGBT,Transgender,Psychology,Philosophy,Politics,Social | 2.83 | |
Halo: Contact Harvest | Joseph Staten | Science Fiction,Fiction,Games,Video Games,Sports and Games,Games,Fantasy,Science Fiction Fantasy,War,Military Fiction,Novels,Games,Gaming,Space,Space Opera | This is how it began...,It is the year 2524. Harvest is a peaceful, prosperous farming colony on the very edge of human-controlled space. But we have trespassed on holy ground--strayed into the path of an aggressive alien empire known as the Covenant. What begins as a chance encounter between an alien privateer and a h... | Science Fiction,Fiction,Games,Video Games,Sports and Games,Games,Fantasy,Science Fiction Fantasy,War,Military Fiction,Novels,Games,Gaming,Space,Space Opera | 3.98 | |
The Red Rose Girls: An Uncommon Story of Art and Love | Alice A. Carter | Art,Biography,Nonfiction,Art,Art History,History,Historical,Literature,19th Century,Feminism,Womens,LGBT | A beautiful art book and a richly illustrated biography, The Red Rose Girls is the story of three remarkable women artists--Jessie Willcox Smith, Elizabeth Shippen Green, and Violet Oakley--who captivated early-twentieth-century society with their brilliant careers and bohemian lifestyle. Nicknamed by their mentor, the... | Art,Biography,Nonfiction,Art,Art History,History,Historical,Literature,19th Century,Feminism,Womens,LGBT | 4.31 | |
K: The Art of Love | Hong Ying,Nicky Harman,Henry Zhao | Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Asian Literature,Chinese Literature,Cultural,China,Romance,Adult Fiction,Erotica,Literature,Asian Literature,Cultural,Asia,Contemporary | Set in 1930s China, this is a true but tragic tale of romance, sexual desire, and untimely death. Beautiful, intelligent, and schooled in the Daoist arts of love, Lin is married to a provincial university professor. Julian Bell, son of Vanessa Bell, and darling of the Bloomsbury set, has arrived in China, hungry for ex... | Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Asian Literature,Chinese Literature,Cultural,China,Romance,Adult Fiction,Erotica,Literature,Asian Literature,Cultural,Asia,Contemporary | 3.19 | |
Ru 486: Misconceptions, Myths, and Morals | Renate Klein,Janice G. Raymond,Lynette Dumble | Feminism | A classic text for health activists and feminists interested in the complexities of how drugs are developed, marketed, and sold to women around the world, this book reviews the unusual history of the French abortion pill RU 486. Critical of the positive claims made for RU 486, it argues that its promotion is filled w... | Feminism | 5 | |
A Passion for Friends: Toward a Philosophy of Female Affection | Janice G. Raymond | Feminism,Nonfiction,Philosophy,Feminism,Womens Studies,History | 'A Passion for Friends is not a sentimental hymn in praise of women together. It is a thoughtful, analytical, and critical examination of friendship...it provides a reference point for any continuing debate about women, the effective and affective uses of power and our relationships to each other.' -Belles Lettres | Feminism,Nonfiction,Philosophy,Feminism,Womens Studies,History | 4.33 | |
Christ Formed in You: The Power of the Gospel for Personal Change | Brian G. Hedges,Donald S. Whitney | Religion,Theology,Christian,Christian Living,Christian,Spirituality,Christianity,Discipleship,Psychology,Counselling | Christ Formed in You is a book about spiritual formation, the "grace-driven developmental process in which the soul grows in conformity to the image of Christ." The acid test of all spiritual formation is this: Are you becoming more like Jesus? Are the contours of your character being shaped by his image, formed in his... | Religion,Theology,Christian,Christian Living,Christian,Spirituality,Christianity,Discipleship,Psychology,Counselling | 4.13 | |
Urban Images Of The Hispanic World, 1493 1793 | Richard L. Kagan | History | This engrossing book examines the particular importance of cities in Spanish and Hispanic-American culture as well as the different meanings that artists and cartographers invested in their depiction of New and Old World cities and towns. Kagan maintains that cities are both built structures and human communities, and ... | History | 3.33 | |
Spain in America: The Origins of Hispanism in the United States | Richard L. Kagan | null | Setting aside the pastiche of bullfighters and flamenco dancers that has dominated the U.S. image of Spain for more than a century, this innovative volume uncovers the roots of Spanish studies to explain why the diversity, vitality, and complexity of Spanish history and culture have been reduced in U.S. accounts to the... | null | 5 | |
Big Country Volume One: Ride, You Tonto Raiders and War Party | Louis L'Amour | Westerns,Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Short Stories | Louis LAmour said the West was no place for the frightened or the mean. It was a big country needing big men and women to live in it. | Westerns,Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Short Stories | 3.58 | |
I Want a Pony | Jeanne Betancourt,Robert S. Brown | Animals,Horses,Childrens,Animals,Fiction,Childrens,Chapter Books,Childrens,Middle Grade,Young Adult,Contemporary,Childrens,Juvenile,Kids | Lulu wants a pony. If only she had a pony, then staying with her grandmother while her father is away would not be so bad. If she had a pony, she could ride with Pam and Anna. And then they could be friends - ,Pony Pals,! ,When Lulu finds a pony in danger, she wants to help the wounded animal. Will she be able to save ... | Animals,Horses,Childrens,Animals,Fiction,Childrens,Chapter Books,Childrens,Middle Grade,Young Adult,Contemporary,Childrens,Juvenile,Kids | 3.82 | |
A Pony for Keeps | Jeanne Betancourt,Robert S. Brown | Animals,Horses,Childrens,Animals,Fiction,Kids,Childrens,Chapter Books,Childrens,Middle Grade,Contemporary,Young Adult,Animals,Animal Fiction | Anna will lose her pony, Acorn, if her grades don't improve. The Pony Pals help each other in school and train their ponies to jump, canter, and follow instructions. | Animals,Horses,Childrens,Animals,Fiction,Kids,Childrens,Chapter Books,Childrens,Middle Grade,Contemporary,Young Adult,Animals,Animal Fiction | 3.83 | |
Pony-Sitters | Jeanne Betancourt | Animals,Horses,Animals,Childrens,Fiction,Realistic Fiction | Do you love ponies? Be a Pony Pal!,Anna and her friends have a new job. When the Klines ask the Pony Pals to take care of Mimi and her new pony, Anna is so excited. Mimi is very cute and her pony is adorable!,But Mimi doesn't like doing pony chores and taking care of her pony. How can the Pony Pals teach her about ridi... | Animals,Horses,Animals,Childrens,Fiction,Realistic Fiction | 3.72 | |
The Winning Pony | Jeanne Betancourt | Animals,Horses,Childrens,Animals,Fiction | In this story about loyalty and sportsmanship, Pam's new riding teacher encourages her to participate in an upcoming horse show. But Pain has already promised her time, and her horse, to her own student on that day. | Animals,Horses,Childrens,Animals,Fiction | 3.75 | |
Zen and the Art of Falling in Love | Brenda Shoshanna | Nonfiction,Spirituality,Self Help,Religion,Buddhism,Buddhism,Zen,Relationships,Psychology,Philosophy,Inspirational | Perennially popular topics Zen and romance come together in this unique guide that reveals how to fall in love and stay that way.,We are meant to be in love. Love energizes our daily existence, heals the body and mind and makes every moment precious. So why aren't we in love all the time?, ,In ,Zen and the Art of Falli... | Nonfiction,Spirituality,Self Help,Religion,Buddhism,Buddhism,Zen,Relationships,Psychology,Philosophy,Inspirational | 4.24 | |
Unlucky Pony | Jeanne Betancourt | Animals,Horses,Childrens,Animals,Fiction | Eve needs help. Her pony is spoiled and hard to control. The Pony Pals are happy to train Lucky and teach Eve how to manage him, but it won't be an easy job! Will Eve have to give up her pony? | Animals,Horses,Childrens,Animals,Fiction | 3.69 | |
The Pony and the Bear | Jeanne Betancourt | Animals,Horses,Childrens,Animals,Fiction | Anna is on night watch during a Pony Pals campout. Suddenly she hears a rustling sound and her pony Acorn gets restless. Is it a bear -- or just Tommy and Mike playing tricks? | Animals,Horses,Childrens,Animals,Fiction | 3.77 | |
The Saddest Pony | Jeanne Betancourt,Paul Bachem | Animals,Horses,Animals,Childrens,Fiction | While out riding Lightning one day, Pam stops at a run-down farmhouse and meets an elderly couple and their old pony. In this touching story, the Pony Pals learn about helping others less fortunate through the shared love of a pony. | Animals,Horses,Animals,Childrens,Fiction | 3.77 | |
Nightwing: Love and Bullets | Chuck Dixon,Scott McDaniel,Karl Story | Sequential Art,Comics,Sequential Art,Graphic Novels,Superheroes,Dc Comics,Dc Comics,Batman,Comics,Comic Book,Graphic Novels Comics,Comics,Superheroes,Fiction,Fantasy | Growing up as Robin the Boy Wonder, Dick Grayson lived a lifetime in the shadow of Batman. Finally reaching adulthood, the former sidekick took the identity of Nightwing and began to forge his own destiny. Moving to neighboring Bludhaven, Dick established himself as the protector of a city steeped in crime and corrupti... | Sequential Art,Comics,Sequential Art,Graphic Novels,Superheroes,Dc Comics,Dc Comics,Batman,Comics,Comic Book,Graphic Novels Comics,Comics,Superheroes,Fiction,Fantasy | 3.95 | |
Stolen Ponies | Jeanne Betancourt,Vivien Kubbos | Fiction,Animals,Horses,Childrens,Animals,Childrens,Chapter Books,Mystery | One day while the Pony Pals are at their secret hideout they hear thunder and rain. Anna goes to check on the ponies and discovers that all three are missing!,The ponies may be in great danger! The Pony Pals are afraid for their ponies. Did they run away? But how could they untie their leads? Have they been stolen? | Fiction,Animals,Horses,Childrens,Animals,Childrens,Chapter Books,Mystery | 3.79 | |
The Pony and the Lost Swan | Jeanne Betancourt | Childrens,Animals,Horses,Animals,Fiction | After they see a mother swan and her three cygnets swimming in a local lake, the Pony Pals decide to clean up the trash around the lake to give the swans a better home. | Childrens,Animals,Horses,Animals,Fiction | 3.74 | |
Ponies from the Past | Jeanne Betancourt,Paul Bachem | Animals,Horses,Childrens,Fiction,Animals | Lulu and Snow White find a letter written in 1918 hidden in a jar. The letter is from one young girl to another, who both seem to like ponies as much as the Pony Pals. Lulu and her friends can't figure out why the two hid notes to stay in touch. The only way to find out is to ask them, but will they be able to find the... | Animals,Horses,Childrens,Fiction,Animals | 3.94 | |
The Magic Pony | Jeanne Betancourt | Animals,Horses,Childrens,Animals | Anna stars in a play with Lulu's pony. But someone is trying to sabotage her! She may need a little magic and a lot of help from her own pony to learn her lines on time.,Anna is going to star in a play with Lulu's pony, Snow White.,But she's afraid she won't be able to learn her lines in time--especiallywith mean, phon... | Animals,Horses,Childrens,Animals | 3.76 | |
Web Design on a Shoestring | Carrie Bickner | Design,Website Design,Internet,Web | Providing do-it-yourself, budget-conscious ideas for web site design and development, this text includes tips and techniques, examining before and after shots of existing web sites. | Design,Website Design,Internet,Web | 2.97 | |
Medieval Art of Love: Objects and Subjects of Desire | Michael Camille | Art,Art History,Art,History,Historical,Medieval,Nonfiction,History,Medieval History | Romantic love is as old as time, but many of the symbols of love that we enjoy and use today - hearts and flowers, sentimental gifts and poems - were born in the medieval era, the age of chivalry. Here you can discover that courtly world through its exquisite paintings and illuminations, richly hued tapestries, and gil... | Art,Art History,Art,History,Historical,Medieval,Nonfiction,History,Medieval History | 4.11 | |
The Glass Dog | A.R. Jarvis | Romance,M M Romance | A city-dwelling wizard who likes his privacy asks the local glassblower to make him a dog. Hilarity ensues. | Romance,M M Romance | 3.67 | |
The Luck Factor: Changing Your Luck, Changing Your Life - The Four Essential Principles | Richard Wiseman | Psychology,Nonfiction,Self Help,Science,Self Help,Personal Development,Business,Leadership,Business,Entrepreneurship,Philosophy,Audiobook | Is luck just fate, ,or can you change it? ,A groundbreaking new scientific study of the phenomenon of luck and the ways we can bring good luck into our lives. What is luck? A psychic gift or a question of intelligence? And what is it that lucky people have that unlucky people lack? Psychologist Dr. Richard Wiseman put ... | Psychology,Nonfiction,Self Help,Science,Self Help,Personal Development,Business,Leadership,Business,Entrepreneurship,Philosophy,Audiobook | 3.82 | |
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality | Eliezer Yudkowsky | Fantasy,Fiction,Fan Fiction,Philosophy,Science Fiction,Young Adult,Humor,Fantasy,Magic,Unfinished,Adventure | Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality is a work of alternate-universe Harry Potter fan-fiction wherein Petunia Evans has married an Oxford biochemistry professor and young genius Harry grows up fascinated by science and science fiction. When he finds out that he is a wizard, he tries to apply scientific principle... | Fantasy,Fiction,Fan Fiction,Philosophy,Science Fiction,Young Adult,Humor,Fantasy,Magic,Unfinished,Adventure | 4.4 | |
Fairytales Slashed 2 | Megan Derr,Sasha L. Miller | Fantasy,Romance,M M Romance,Anthologies,Romance,Fantasy,Magic,Short Stories,Fantasy,Fairy Tales,M M Romance,M M Fantasy,LGBT,Gay,Fiction | Stories in this compilation of fairytales are written by Megan Derr and Sasha Miller. In this second volume of fairytales, see what happens when magic is put to the best and worst of uses. ,In ,The Beast,, a beautiful but spoiled young man is attacked by a dark faerie seeking vengeance... vengeance that destroys the yo... | Fantasy,Romance,M M Romance,Anthologies,Romance,Fantasy,Magic,Short Stories,Fantasy,Fairy Tales,M M Romance,M M Fantasy,LGBT,Gay,Fiction | 4.13 | |
India | Sunita Apte | Science,Geography,Nonfiction | - Clean new design for easy readability and comprehension,- Updated text presented in a lively, continuous narrative,- New center-spread sidebar feature presenting material in a fun, creative way,- Excellent age-appropriate introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects,- Important Words glossary clarifies subject-specif... | Science,Geography,Nonfiction | 3.61 | |
Black Baby White Hands: A View from the Crib | Jaiya John | Parenting,Adoption,Nonfiction,Parenting,Autobiography,Memoir,Cultural,African American | July 15, 1968. It is only three months following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the nation is burning. Black and White America are locked in the tense grip of massive change. Into this inferno steps an unsuspecting young White couple. Neither had truly known even a single African American person whil... | Parenting,Adoption,Nonfiction,Parenting,Autobiography,Memoir,Cultural,African American | 3.73 | |
The 21 Most Powerful Minutes in a Leader's Day: Revitalize Your Spirit and Empower Your Leadership | John C. Maxwell | Leadership,Business,Self Help,Nonfiction,Christian,Self Help,Personal Development,Business,Management,Audiobook,Religion,Christianity | In the spirit of his best-selling ,The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, and ,The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader,, John Maxwell offers thoughts on proven leadership qualities and crucial issues that affect leadership success. These basic principles of success can be applied to business and private life, helpin... | Leadership,Business,Self Help,Nonfiction,Christian,Self Help,Personal Development,Business,Management,Audiobook,Religion,Christianity | 4.05 | |
Quicken 2011 for Dummies | Stephen L. Nelson | null | The classic guide to the leading personal finance software--completely updated!, As the number one personal finance software on the market, Quicken empowers you to take control of your personal finances quickly and effortlessly. Providing you with a thorough update of all the latest features and enhancements to the new... | null | 2.83 | |
What Is Biodynamics?: A Way to Heal and Revitalize the Earth | Rudolf Steiner | Science,Agriculture,Environment,Sustainability,Nonfiction,Philosophy | 7 selected lectures by Rudolf Steiner,In 1924--in response to questions about the depletion of soils and a general deterioration of crops and livestock--Rudolf Steiner gave eight lectures on "the spiritual foundations for a renewal of agriculture." Based on his suggestions and spiritual science, generations of farmers,... | Science,Agriculture,Environment,Sustainability,Nonfiction,Philosophy | 3.74 | |
Tee | Christian Zellweger | null | null | null | 4 | null |
Gatecrashing | Rob Boyle,Brian Cross,J.M. Hardy,Olivia Hill,Ken Horner,Evan Jamieson,James Knevitt,T.S. Luikart,Phil Masters,Steven Mohan,Malcolm Sheppard,John Snead,Tobias Wolter,Michelle Lyons | Games,Role Playing Games,Science Fiction,Games,Gaming,Sports and Games,Games,Horror | Gatecrashing for Eclipse Phase takes you through the mysterious Pandora Gates: The 5 solar system gates and the factions that control them 30 extrasolar locations of interest to Firewall Exploration operations and hazards New morphs, new gear, and rules for gate use | Games,Role Playing Games,Science Fiction,Games,Gaming,Sports and Games,Games,Horror | 4.29 | |
CthulhuTech Vade Mecum | Sandstorm Productions | Games,Role Playing Games | null | Games,Role Playing Games | 4.09 | |
Love's Silver Web | Nicole Monet | null | null | null | 2.86 | null |
The Sentimental Bloke | C.J. Dennis | Poetry,Cultural,Australia,Humor,Fiction,Literature,20th Century | The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. ,Subjects: Australian poetry; Poetry, Australian; Poetry / General; Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Literary Criticism / Poe... | Poetry,Cultural,Australia,Humor,Fiction,Literature,20th Century | 4.06 | |
The End of the Bronze Age: Changes in Warfare and the Catastrophe ca. 1200 B.C. | Robert Drews | History,Nonfiction,History,Ancient History,War,Literature,Ancient,History,Archaeology,Classics,War,Military Fiction,Cultural,Greece,Reference,Research | The Bronze Age came to a close early in the twelfth century b.c. with one of the worst calamities in history: over a period of several decades, destruction descended upon key cities throughout the Eastern Mediterranean, bringing to an end the Levantine, Hittite, Trojan, and Mycenaean kingdoms and plunging some lands in... | History,Nonfiction,History,Ancient History,War,Literature,Ancient,History,Archaeology,Classics,War,Military Fiction,Cultural,Greece,Reference,Research | 3.98 | |
Minoans: Life in Bronze Age Crete | Rodney Castleden | History,Nonfiction,History,Archaeology | Thoroughly researched, Rodney Castleden's ,Minoans: Life in Bronze Age Crete ,here sues the results of recent research to produce a comprehensive new vision of the peoples of Minoan Crete.,Since Sir Arthur Evans rediscovered the Minoans in the early 1900s, we have defined a series of cultural traits that make the Minoa... | History,Nonfiction,History,Archaeology | 3.93 | |
The Aegean Bronze Age | Oliver Dickinson | History,Nonfiction,History,Archaeology,Classics | Oliver Dickinson has written a scholarly, accessible and up-to-date introduction to the prehistoric civilizations of Greece. The Aegean Bronze Age saw the rise and fall of the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. The cultural history of the region emerges through a series of thematic chapters that treat settlement, econ... | History,Nonfiction,History,Archaeology,Classics | 3.69 | |
Open Me...I'm a Dog! | Art Spiegelman | Childrens,Picture Books,Childrens,Animals,Sequential Art,Graphic Novels,Sequential Art,Comics,Fiction,Young Adult,Art,Graphic Novels Comics,Animals,Dogs | Through the magic of words and pictures leaps a book that's not only playful as a puppy - it IS a puppy! Honest. | Childrens,Picture Books,Childrens,Animals,Sequential Art,Graphic Novels,Sequential Art,Comics,Fiction,Young Adult,Art,Graphic Novels Comics,Animals,Dogs | 4.11 | |
Fern Finder: A Guide to Native Ferns of Central and Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada | Barbara Hallowell,Barbara Hallowell | Reference,Environment,Nature,Reference,Field Guides | A pocket guide to identifying native ferns that grow in the U.S. Midwest and Northeast, and eastern Canada. Like other plant guides in the "Finders" series, "Fern Finder" is a dichotomous key, which leads the user step-by-step through a series of choices to the species being identified. Heavily illustrated with line dr... | Reference,Environment,Nature,Reference,Field Guides | 4.23 | |
The Blood of Ten Chiefs | Richard Pini,Robert Lynn Asprin,Lynn Abbey,Mark C. Perry,C.J. Cherryh,Janny Wurts,Allen L. Wold,Nancy Springer,Diana L. Paxson,Diane Carey | Fantasy,Short Stories,Fiction,Anthologies,Science Fiction Fantasy,Sequential Art,Comics,Science Fiction,Fantasy,High Fantasy,Adventure,Fantasy,Elves | The Blood of Ten Chiefs, tells the story of the previous chieftains of the Wolfrider Clan | Fantasy,Short Stories,Fiction,Anthologies,Science Fiction Fantasy,Sequential Art,Comics,Science Fiction,Fantasy,High Fantasy,Adventure,Fantasy,Elves | 4.05 | |
Flying Home and Other Stories | Ralph Ellison,John F. Callahan | Short Stories,Fiction,Cultural,African American,Literature,American,Classics,Literature,American,African American Literature,Writing,Essays,Race,Anthologies | Written between 1937 and 1954 and now available in paperback for the first time, these thirteen stories are a potent distillation of the genius of Ralph Ellison. Six of them remained unpublished during Ellison's lifetime and were discovered among the author's effects in a folder labeled "Early Stories." But they all be... | Short Stories,Fiction,Cultural,African American,Literature,American,Classics,Literature,American,African American Literature,Writing,Essays,Race,Anthologies | 3.9 | |
Jazz Country: Ralph Ellison in America | Horace A. Porter | Music,Jazz | The first book to reassess Ralph Ellison after his death and the posthumous publication of Juneteenth, his second novel, Jazz Country: Ralph Ellison in America explores Ellison's writings and views on American culture through the lens of jazz music. | Music,Jazz | 5 | |
Kosingas - Red Zmaja | Aleksandar TeÅ¡ić | Fantasy,Fantasy,Epic Fantasy,Historical,Historical Fiction,Fantasy,Mythology,European Literature,Serbian Literature | Knjiga koja slobodno može da se nazove srpskom verzijom „Gospodara prstenovaâ€. Monah Gavrilo, odnosno kosingas, vitez reda Zmaja, upoznaje Marka Kraljevića i sa njim kreće u pohod po Srbiji. Prvi zadatak im je da savladaju aždaju na Jezeru lutajućeg ostrva i tako osvoje kasnije toliko Äuven Markov buzdovan. D... | Fantasy,Fantasy,Epic Fantasy,Historical,Historical Fiction,Fantasy,Mythology,European Literature,Serbian Literature | 4.41 | |
Blood of the Reich | William Dietrich | Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Thriller,War,World War II,Adventure,German History,Nazi Party,Cultural,Germany,Spy Thriller,Espionage,Science Fiction,Historical | At the height of WWII, a quartet of daring American adventurers pits their cunning against a cadre of Nazi S.S. agents seeking to acquire a powerful weapon for the Fuhrer’s arsenal; today, as the Nazi specter begins to rear its head once again, the descendants of those long-ago adventurers must unlock the secrets of... | Fiction,Historical,Historical Fiction,Thriller,War,World War II,Adventure,German History,Nazi Party,Cultural,Germany,Spy Thriller,Espionage,Science Fiction,Historical | 3.44 | |
Mad Game : The NBA Education of Kobe Bryant | Roland Lazenby | Sports,Sports,Sports,Basketball,Biography | When Kobe Bryant joined the glitzy Los Angeles Lakers in 1996 right out of high school, he faced a wave of media hype that declared him the next Michael Jordan. Now a veteran of five NBA seasons at the age of 23, Bryant has earned a place among pro basketball's elite.,Mad Game documents his hard lessons on the road to ... | Sports,Sports,Sports,Basketball,Biography | 4.24 | |
Ain't No Tomorrow | Elizabeth Kaye | Sports,Sports,Sports,Basketball | An all-access look at the Lakers' championship season. . "Elizabeth Kaye is a wonderful writer--as a reporter she's like a bulldog--she grabs onto you and doesn't let go until she figures out everything about you. Throughout "Ain't No Tomorrow," she discovers and explains the game of basketball in a way that no one eve... | Sports,Sports,Sports,Basketball | 3.41 | |
Celtic Lore | Ward Rutherford | Nonfiction,Fantasy,Mythology,History,Religion,Paganism,Religion | The Celts have been described as the 'founders of modern Europe'. This book shows how their views on, for example, consultative democracy, environmental issues and women's rights are echoed in contemporary policies, and how they are continuing to shape our political and religious ideas.,The Druids were the guardians of... | Nonfiction,Fantasy,Mythology,History,Religion,Paganism,Religion | 3.31 | |
The Queen's People: A Study of Hegemony, Coercion, and Accommodation Among the Okanagan of Canada | Peter Carstens | null | An analysis of the realities of everyday life for Okanagan Indians on a reserve near Vernon. Carstens applies the peasant model to the study of reserve systems and finds significant correlations. Questions of class, status, power, and institutionalized inequality also come into play. | null | 0 | |
Trading Twelves: The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison and Albert Murray | Ralph Ellison,Albert Murray,John F. Callahan | Nonfiction,Literature,Music,Jazz,Cultural,African American | This absorbing collection of letters spans a decade in the lifelong friendship of two remarkable writers who engaged the subjects of literature, race, and identity with deep clarity and passion.,The correspondence begins in 1950 when Ellison is living in New York City, hard at work on his enduring masterpiece, ,Invisib... | Nonfiction,Literature,Music,Jazz,Cultural,African American | 4.03 | |
The Real Mother Goose | Blanche Fisher Wright | Childrens,Poetry,Childrens,Picture Books,Classics,Fiction,Childrens,Nursery Rhymes,Fantasy,Fantasy,Fairy Tales,Kids,Young Adult | For nearly a century, The Real Mother Goose has delighted young children!,For more than seventy-five years THE REAL MOTHER GOOSE has been delighting millions of children, and today the magic is as strong as ever. Heralded as the "standard" Mother Goose by parents, grandparents, teachers, and librarians, this wonderful ... | Childrens,Poetry,Childrens,Picture Books,Classics,Fiction,Childrens,Nursery Rhymes,Fantasy,Fantasy,Fairy Tales,Kids,Young Adult | 4.3 | |
A Circle of Sisters: Alice Kipling, Georgiana Burne Jones, Agnes Poynter, and Louisa Baldwin | Judith Flanders | Biography,History,Nonfiction,Historical,Victorian,Art,Biography Memoir,Art,Art History,Literature,19th Century,European Literature,British Literature,Family | THE MACDONALD SISTERS--Alice, Georgiana, Agnes, and Louisa--started life in the teeming ranks of the lower-middle classes, denied the advantages of education and the expectation of social advancement. Yet as wives and mothers they would connect a famous painter, a president of the Royal Academy, a prime minister, and t... | Biography,History,Nonfiction,Historical,Victorian,Art,Biography Memoir,Art,Art History,Literature,19th Century,European Literature,British Literature,Family | 3.67 | |
The Dividend Growth Investment Strategy: How to Keep Your Retirement Income Doubling Every Five Years | RoxAnn Klugman | Economics,Finance,Finance,Personal Finance | In 1944 Anne Scheiber, a lifelong federal employee whose income never surpassed $3,150 a year -- yes, the figure is correct! -- invested $5,000 in blue-chip stocks. When she died in 1995 her stocks were worth $22 million -- that figure is also correct! -- and she was receiving an annual income of over $1 million in div... | Economics,Finance,Finance,Personal Finance | 4 | |
The Single Best Investment: Creating Wealth with Dividend Growth | Lowell Miller | Economics,Finance,Business,Finance,Personal Finance,Nonfiction,Currency,Money | This witty guide advises readers to stop playing the stock market or listening to television gurus and instead put their money into dividend-paying, moderate-growth companies that offer consistent returns and minimum risk. Citing statistics that show companies initiating and raising dividends at the fastest rate in 30 ... | Economics,Finance,Business,Finance,Personal Finance,Nonfiction,Currency,Money | 4.01 | |
Nuthin' But a "G" Thang: The Culture and Commerce of Gangsta Rap | Eithne Quinn | Music,Music,Hip Hop | In the late 1980s, gangsta rap music emerged in urban America, giving voice to--and making money for--a social group widely considered to be in crisis: young, poor, black men. From its local origins, gangsta rap went on to flood the mainstream, generating enormous popularity and profits. Yet the highly charged lyrics, ... | Music,Music,Hip Hop | 3.59 | |
Star of Damocles | Andy Hoare | 40k,Science Fiction,Fiction | Rogue trader patriarch Lucian Gerrit and his family get swept up in an Imperial Crusade to track down and exterminate the alien tau. Having crossed the desolate area of space known as the Damocles Gulf, the fleet arrives on the borders of the tau empire. Can Gerrit's resourcefulness save the day when the Imperial force... | 40k,Science Fiction,Fiction | 3.28 |
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