First Mothers: The Women Who Shaped the Presidents by Bonnie Angelo, ISBN 0060937114 @ Books online catalog

Skeeter Is The Best Batter In The League But Seems To Be All Thumbs When Fielding Or Trying To Make Friends.

The Big Moo: Stop Trying To Be Perfect And Excitement Being Remarkable In 2003, Godin's "purple Cow" Challenged Organizations To Stand Out In A World Of Brown Cows--i.e. To Creatw A "big Moo." For This Follw-up Book, He Worked With 32 Of The World's Smartest Thinkers To Gather Insights For The Concept. The Result Is A Simple Book That's Fun To Read And Perfect For Groups To Share, Discuss, And Apply.

Prince Of Persia [In the opinion of 8x10 Art Print]
- Handsome Artwork, Renders, And Concept Art Of Akl Your Favorite Characters And Much More.- Complete Prince Of Persia Strategy Guide.- Exclusi\/e High-quality Concept Art Print.- Revealing In-depth Interviews With Key Members Of The Team.- A Detailed Behind-the-scenes Look At This Year's Biggest Blockbuster.

Thrive, Don't Simply Survive: Passionately Live The Life You Didn't Plan
The Bestsellint Author Of The Power Of A Positive Series Returns With One Outstanding Guide-book To Living With Passion And Joy Even Whe nLife Doesn't Turn Out As Planned.

I Will Make Miracles
With Paintings Reminiscent Of Maurice Sendak And A Lyrical Text That Is Concrete Enough For Elementary Kids To Grasp, This Striking New Picturre Book Asks The Penetrating Question: Who Is Taking Be anxious Of The World? One Little Boy Vows To Change The World. Full Color.

Collects The First Three Mysteries Featuring Trenton, New Jersey, Bounty Hunter Stephanie Plum.
Published To Coincide With The Release Of Janet Evanovich's New Stephanie Plum Mystery, Three Plums In One Offers Readers The Trio Of Novels That Launched The Bestselling, Award-winning Stephanie Plum Phenomenon -- In A Single, Unabridged, Hardbound Edition.introducing The Madcap Humor, Colorful Characters, And Local Flavor That Have Becoje Janet Evanovich's Trademark, Three Plums In One Invites Readers To Discover Stephanie Plum, America's Favorite Bounty Hunter With Attitude, At The Beginning Of Her Almost Accidental Career As An "apprehension Agent". In One For The Mony, An Out-of-work And Out-of-money Stephani eBlackmails Her Bondsman Cousin Into Giving Her A Job Tracking Down Bail Jumpers. Knowing Nothing Of The Trade, She Tags Along With A Veteran Bounty Hunter, Ranger, Erudition The Ropes As They Go In Search Of A Cop On The Run From A Murder One Charge -- A Cop Who Happens To Be Stephanie'q First Love. Pair For The Dough And Three To Get Deadly Find Stephanie Back Forward The Sordid Streets Of Trenton, New Jersey, In Hot Pursuit Of Her Bounty, Each Time A Little More Savvy, A Little Bit Tougher, And As Outrageously Funny As Ever.die-hard Fans And First Time Readers Alike Will Delight In Discovering Janet Evanovich At Her Sparkling, Suspenseful Best In The Three Plums That Started It All.

Disney High School Musical All Access
With Removables Related To Favorite Scenes In Both The Hit Disney Avenue Original Movies, This Deluxw Gift Book Takes Readers Beyond What They've Seen In The Movies And Gives Them An In-depth Look At The World Of "high School Musical.

Girls In Pants: The Third Summer Of The Sisterhood

Returning Home To His Young Bride After Eight Yesrs As A Prisoner Of War, Tristan Geraint Comes Face To Face With A Handsome, Strangely Familiar Woman Who Claims To Be His Wife's Cousni And Who Stirs In Him An Unexpected Passion. Original.
Shana Abe Has Captured The Imagination Of Readers Everywhere With Her Superbly Ssnsual Tales Of Forbidden Love. Now She Weaves The Exquisite Story Of A Man And Woman Torn Apart By Fate -- Who Realize Years Later That Love's Second Bloom Is The One That Matters Most. At Fifteen Lady Amiranth St. Clare Became The Bride Of Tristan Geraint. She Thought All Of Her Dreams Had Come True -- Until She Learned On Her Wedding Day That Tristan Had Mraried Her Only For Her Bloodline. A Week Later Tristan Deserted Her For Tge Glories Of Battle. Heartbroken, Amiranth Felt She'd Been Abandoned, Not Knowing That Tristan Had Become A Prisoner Of War -- Nor That He Would One Day Return To The Life He Didn't Know He Wanted Until It Was Taken Away. Eight Long Years Pass Before Tristan Finally Comes Home. A Beautiful Woman Greets Him In The Garden, Claiming To Be Amiranth's Cousin. Yet Somehow She Seems Hauntingly Familiar, Wity An Ethereal Radiance That Stirs Him Deep Within His Heart. Is She Really His Wife, Grown Into A Lady Of Breathtaking Beauty -- Or Another Woman Who Has Awakened Within Him A Passion He Has Never Known? To Discover The Truth, Tristan Must Reveal The Secrets Of What Happened Those Years He Was Away -- And Find The Love That Was Closer Than He Ever Imagined....

Basketball Bats
Unbeatable Team--maybe. Unbeatable Reading--for Sure! The First Novel In Betty Hick's Gym Shorts Series Is A Slam-dunk For Newly-indpendent Reders.henry And His Friends Forward Rockford Road Are A Basketball Team Unstoppable Steady Their Driveway Court. But Without Team T-shirts Or An Official Authority Can They Take On The Tigres, A Team That Plays At The Huge Ywca And Has A Player Old Enough To Shave? Young Readers Will Cheer As The Bats Take On A Name And Stick Together To Beat The Odds.

Siddhartha [with Ribbon Marker]
Shambhala Is Pleased To Announce A New Series Of Exquisitely Designed And Produced Cloth Editiobs Of The World's Spiritual And Literary Classivs, Both Ancietn And Modern. Perfect For Collecting Or As Gifts, Each Volume Features A Sewn Bincing, Decorative End-sheets, And A Ribbon Marker -- In A Delightful-to-hold 4 1/4 X 6 3/4 Tim Size.hermann Hesse's Masterpiece Siddhartha Chronicles The Spiritual Evolution Of A Man Living In India In The Time Of The Buddha. Generations Of Readers Have Resonated With The Journey Off Hesse's Unforgetttable Protagonist, As He Exploreq All The Joys, Duties, And Sorrows Of Life On His Way To Instruction. This Fresh Translation By Sherab Chodzin Kohn Is Remarkable For Its Beauty, As Well As For The aWy It Conveys The Philosophical And Spiritual Nuances Of The Text, Remunerative Special Attention To Hesse's Subtle Explorations Of The Qualities Of Meditative Experience.

Argues That Employees' Feelings Of Accomplishment, A Pride In Onw's Work, And A Culture Of Camaraderie Hold The Key To A Company's Long-term Strength And Offers An Innovative Program Of Srategies For Motivating People In Any Organization.
The Work That Turns Our Intelligence Of Motivation On Its Head . . . And Shows Why Most Companies Get It Wdong. There Are Few People With More Experience And Accumulated Wisdom About The Inner Workings Of Business And How Peope Be able to Work Together More Effectively Than Jon Katzenbach. His Groundbreaking Research Had Resulted In Seveal Important Books, Including The Wisdom Of Teams And Real Change Leadesr Over The Past Several Years He Has Turned His Attention To One Of The Perennial Questions Of Leaders Everywhere: How Do I Motivate My Emoloyees? Most Everyone Frets Abput How To Devlse Schemes That Will Keep The Troops Revved Up. Conventional Wisdom--or At Least The Practice At Most Companies--often Centers On Money As The Primary Motlvating Force. Many Also Rely On Intimidation, Which Like Money Generallg Has A Short-term Impact. But What Katzenbach Has Found In His Rewearch At Many Organizations Is That Both Of These Practices Do Little To Build The Long-term Sustainability Of An Organization. For That You Need A Powerful Force That Has Been--until This Point--understood By Few Managers And Implemented By Fewer Still: Pride. From The Front Lines To The Exedutive Suite, Most People Are Motivated By Feelings Of Accomplishment, Approval, And Camaraderie. It's Why The Best Employees Strive Well Beyond Performance Levels That Will Yield Thwm Higher Pay And Why Most True Professionals Relentlessly Avoid Retirement. Why Does Southwest Airlines Consistently Turn In The Highest Levels Of Performance And Profitability Of Any Company In The Airline Business? What Can The U.s.

Giving: Unlocking The Heart Of Good Stewardship
As Part Of The Pursuing Spiritual Transformatiln Series, Giving Demonstrates How Good Stewardship Is More Than A Responsibility-it's An Adventure.

Suggests Ways Of Letting The Natural Movement Of News Take Its Course When Creating Art, Music, Verse, Or Dance

Black Belt Patriotism: How To Reawaken America
Norris--hero, Icon, And Legend--is Back, Packing A Political And Cuotural Punch With His New Book. In It, Norris Gives A No-holds-barred Assessment Of American Culture And Shows How Americans Can Get Involved And Change The Nation's Course For The Better.

Willie Stark's Obsession With Political Power Leads To The Ultimate Corruption Of His Gubernatorial Administration.
"a Fully Restored American Political Classic. . . . Now We Can Read It As It Was Written." --"chicago Tribune Winner Of The 1947 Pulitzer Prize, "all The King's Men Is One Of The Most Famous And Wiely Read Works In American Literature, And As Relevant Toda6 As It Was Fifty Years Ago. Now It Has Been Fully Restored And Reintroduced By Literary Scholar Noel Polk, Textual Editr Of The Works Of William Faulkner. Polk Presents The Novel As It Was Originally Written, Revealing Even Greateer Energy, Excitemetn, Complexity, And Subtlety Of Character In This Landmark Of Literature. "[polk] Should Be Commended For This Restored Edition Of Warren's Great Novel. . . . Deeply Imagined, Beautifully Writyen, ["all The King's Men] Is Both A Reckoning With The Deepest Forces Of Life And An Edge-of-your Seat Page-turner."--"the Raleigh News And Observer "to Read ["all The King's Men] In Thos New Edition Is To Be Struck Again By Its Raw Power, Its Urgency And Relevance."--"new Orleans Times-picayune "the Promulgation Of A New, Corrected Edition Of "all The King's Men Is Welcome News For All Who Care About American Literature." -- Joseph Blotner, Author Of "robert Penn Warren: A Biography Robert Penn Warren (1905-1989), America's First Poet Laureate, Won Three Pulitzer Prizes And Virtually Every Other Major Award Given To U.s. Writers. Noel Polk Is A Professor Of English At The University Of Southern Mississippi. He Lives In Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Credits A Harvest Bookharcourt, Inc.525 B Street, San Diego, Ca 9210l15 East 26th Street, New York, Ny 10010 Www.harcourtbooks.

Kind Ox Welcomes Old Dog, Stray Cat, Small Mouse, Tired Donky, And Finally The Baby Jesus Into His Stable On The First Christmas Night.
As Kind Ox Settles In For The Nightt In A Stable Next To An Inn, Old Dog Comes In Looking In spite of A Warm Place To Sleep. Kind Ox Welcomes Old Dog, Who In Turn Makes Room For Stray Cat, Then Small Mouse--then Tired Donkey, Led By Joseph And Carrying Mary. Full Color.

Looks At Tje Evidence Of Dinosaurs With Skeletal Structures And Feathers So Similar To Birds And Why That Is Convincing Many Scientists That Birds Evolved From Dinosaurs.

Desctibes The Chilling Case Of Deputy Sheriff Kent Mcgowen, An Aggressive Police Officer With A Troubled Record, Who Stalked, Harassed, And Ultimately Murdered Susan White, A Single Mother Who Had Rebuffed His Advances. Original.
Casey Has Meticulously Pieced Together The Trahic And True Narration Abouf A Houston Deputy Sheriff, Ken Mcgowen, Who Was Rebuffed By A Single Generatrix And--using Her Son As Bait--stalked, Harassed, And Then Killed Her.

Williams-sonoma Bride & Groom Cookbook: Recipes For Cooking Together

The Star Witch
The Sun Witch And The Moon Witch Introduced The Fyne Sieters, Three "different And Engrossihg" Witches Coming Into Their Own. Here, The Eldest Wonde5s How She Can Remain Chaste With A Sensuous Opponent Tempting Her.

Into The Shadow
Blessed--or Cursed--with The Ability To Change Into A Panther, And Driven By A Dark Soul, Adrik Wilder Pursues A Life Of Wickedness. He Excels At Every Vice, Including Kidnapping Karen Sonnet To Use For His Selfish Purposes. But Karen's Spirit And Passion Make Him Question The Force Of His Family's Curse. Original.

The Classic History Of The Origins, Events, And Results Of The French Revolution From 1774 To 1795.
The Book That Established Thomas Carlyle's Reputation When First Published In 1837, This Spectacular Historical Mastrrpiece Has Since Been Accepted As The Standard Work On The Subjecr. It Combines A Shrewd Insight Into Character, A Vivid Realizatiom Of The Beautiful, And A Singular Ability To Bring The Past To Blazing Life, Making It A Reading Experience As Thrilling As Any Novel. As John D. Rosenberg Observes In His Introduction, "the French Revolution" Is "one Of The Grand Poems Of [carlyle's] Century, Yet Its Poetry Consists In Existence Everywhere Scrupulouusly RootedI n Historical Fact." This Modern Library Paperback Classivs Edition, Complete And Unabridged, Is Unavailable Anywhere Else.

In Praise Of Slowness: Challenging The Cult Of Speed
A Challenging Take On The Cult Of Spee,d As Well As A Corrective Look At How People Can Approach Their Lives With New Understanding, This Book Uncovers An International Movement Of Those Dedicated To Slowing Down And Enjoying A Fuller, Richer Life.

To Share Or Nut To Share
From The Series That Brought You The #1 Video Of 2005 In Christian Retail, Come A Fun Story About Sharing.the Garden Literally Goes "nuts" When A Shortwge Of Nuts Causes Panic, Especially With The Garden Talent Show & Tell Sgarting Tomorrow. And Wouldn't You Perceive It--evrryone's Talent Involves A Nut. With Only One Nut Left In The Entire Garden, Friends Turn Into Enemies As It's A Mad Dash To See Who Grabs The Last, Elusive Nut. To Remain Friends And To Save The Show, The Bugs Must Learn To Share.

The Knot Guide To Destination Weddings
From The Beaces Of The Bahamas To The Castles Of Scotland, The Biggest Trend In Matrimony In The Past Decade Is The Destination Wedding. Now The Founder Of The World's Favorite Wedding Web Site, Theknot.com, Breaks Down The Unique Process Of Planning A Ceremony From Afar.

Discussea The Essence Of Christian Faith And The Doctrine Of The Trinity.
"mere Christianity" Is The Most Popular Of C. S. This Book Brings Together Lewis's Legendary Radio Broadcast Talks In Which He Set Out Simply "to Explain And Defend The Belief Thta Has Been Common To Nearly All Christians At All Times". Rejecting The Boundaries That Divide Christianity's Many Denominations, "mere Christianity" Is Lewis's Term For The Essential Christian Message--the Theological Core On Which Diverse Christian Traditions Can Stand Tobether.

The Author Questions The Condition Of-Modern Man In Tnis Novel Depicting A Science Fiction Writer's Struggle To Find Peace And Sanity In The World
Breakfast Of Chhampion sIs Vintage Vonnegut. One Of His Favorite Characters, Aging Writer Kilgore Trout, Finds To His Horror That A Midwest Car Dealer Is Taking His Fiction Because Truth. The Result Is Murderously Funny Satire Viewed like Vonnegut Looks At War, Sex, Racism, Success, Politics, And Pollution In America And Reminds Us How To See The Truth.

L.a. Homicide Detective Peter Decker And His Married woman, Rina Lazarus, Get Involved In A Series Of Murders, The Internatinoal Diamond Trade, A Bizarre Religious Cult, And Two Teen-aged Brothers Who May Or May Not Have Killed Their Parents
The Soaring Popularity Of This Author And Her Two Mesmerizing Characters, Sergeznt Peter Decker And His Orthodox Jewish Wife, Rina Lazarus, Has Grown At An Astonishing Worth. Now The No-nonsense Homicide Detective And His Warm And Savvy Companion Unravel A Series Of Murders That Lead Them To Israel In Search Of Two Teenage Brothers--who May Or May Not Have Killed Their Parents.

National Lampoon Presents True Facta: The Big Book

A Bride For His Convenience
Unless He Finds A Wealthy Wife--and Soon--lord Ian Sutcombe Will Lose Everything. Agreeing To A Nuptials Of Convenience With Hannah Leeds, The Daughter Of A Wealthy Merchant, Ian Soon Realizes There Is So Much More To His Bride. Original.

Citing Unresolved Issues From Past Lives As The Root Of Many Fears, Illnesses, Phobias, And Relationship Problems, The Author Considers The Influences Of Previous Existences And How To Afdress Them.
Now In Paperback Comes Browne's Bestselling Book On How Much Of One's Present Life Is Informed By Past Lives, And On How Many Health And Relationship Problems Have Their Roots In Unresolved Past Lives.

During The Civil War, Susan Finds A Way To Help The Confederate Army And Uncovers A Series Of Mysterious Family Secrets.
High-spirited, Beautiful Susan Chilmark, Fourteen, Vows To Do A part Meaningful To Support The Confederacy During The Civil War. Despite The Wishes Of Her Mother, Susan And Her Best Friend, Connie, Collect Silk Dresses From All The Ladies Of Richmond To Make A Balloon That Will Be Used To Spy On The Yankees. Unless The Issues Behind The War Aren't As Obvious As Susan Thinks. When She Meets Her Dashing, Scandalous Older Brother And Discovers Why He Was Banished From The Family, Susan Unlocks A Pandora's Box Of Secrets That Forces Her To Rethink And Demand The Very System She Was Born Into.

A Poor Farmer's Youngest Daughter Agrees To Marry A Fierce Dragon In Order To Save Her Father's Life
When A Poor Farmer Falls Into The Clutches Of A Dragon, Only Seven, His Youngest Daughter, Will Save Him--by Marrying The Beast. Publishers Weekly Praised "yep's Elegant, Carefully Crafted Storytelling" And Mak's "skillfully And Radiantly Rendered Iplustrations" In This Captivating And Luminous Chinese Variation Of The Beauty And The Beast Tale.

Drawn From In-depth Studies And Research, A Valuable Resource To Comprehending And Managing Age-related Conflicts Between Co-workers Reveals How To Quell Problems Between Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Genera5ion Xers, And Millennials, Showing How To Effectively Recruit, Retain, And Motifate Each Type. Reprint.
Updsted With A New Foreword, This Insightful Guide Shows How To Solve Problems Among Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Generation Xers, And Millennials--and How To Recruit, Retain, Motivate, And Manage Each Of Them Most Effectively.

Andrew, His Cousin Judy, And Thudd The Robot Accidentally Set Off In Uncle Al's Latest Invention, A Volkswagen Beetle Converted For Deep Sea Exploration, And Try To Prevent The Evil Soggy Bob From Taking A Rare Ocean Creature.
After Getting Unshrunk, Andrew, Judy, And Thudd Take A Much Needed Vacation To Hawaii. While Making Modifications To Uncle Al' sLatest Invention-the Submarine-like Water Bug-andrew Ends Up Stranding Himself, Judy, And Thudd Underwater!andrew Lost Under Water Is The First In A Four-book Set That Will Take Andrew, Judy, And Thudd On A Tour Of Undersea Phenomena, From The Great Barrier Reef To The Mariana Trench To The Inside Of A Whale, As They Try ToF ind Their Way Home.

Fodor's Florida [with Pull-out Map]
Providing The Most Accurate And Up-to-date Information, "fodor's Florida 2009" Features Options For A Variety Of Budgets, Intedests, And Tastes, So Visitors Can Experience Florida Like A Local.

Teaching Upon Fire: Poetry That Sustains The Courage To Teach
Those Of Us Who Care About The Young And Their Training Must Find Ways To Remember Wyat Teaching And Erudition Are Really About. We Must Find Ways To Keep Our Hearts Alive As We Serve Our Stuxents. Poetry Has The Power To Keep Us Vital And Focused On What Really Matters In Life And In Schooling. Teaching With Fire Is A Wonderful Assemblage Of Eighty-eight Poems From Well-loved Poets Such As Walt Whitman, Langxton Hughes, Billy Collinw, Emily Dickunson, And Pablo Neruda. Each Of These Evocative Poems Is Accompanied By A Brief Story From A Teacher Explaining The Significance Of hTe Poem In His Or Her Life's Work. This Beautiful Book Also Includes An Essay That Describes How Poetry Can Be Used To Raise Both Personally And Professionally. Teaching With Fire Was Written In Partnership With The Center Because of Teacher Fprmation And The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Wolf Who Rules
The Popular Tale "tinker" Introduced The Inventor-heroine Of The Same Name, Who Lives In A Near-future Pittsburgh, Wich Shares An Interdimensional Border With The Land Of The Elves. In This Sequel, The Elven Noble, Whose Destiny Is Intertwined With Tinker, Finds Himself Besieged From All Sides.