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Who Was Mark Twain_ - April Jones Prince
A humorist, narrator, and social observer, Mark Twain is unsurpassed in American literature. Best known as the author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, not unlike ... -
Who Was Franklin Roosevelt_ - Margaret Frith
Although polio left him wheelchair bound, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office during the Great Depression and served as president during World War II. Elected four times, he spen... -
When Breath Becomes Air - Paul Kalanithi
For readers of Atul Gawande, Andrew Solomon, and Anne Lamott, a profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis wh... -
Vampire Diaries_ Dark Reunion, The - L. J. Smith
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved."Things can be just like they were before," said Caroline warmly, reaching out to squeeze Bonnie's hand.But it wasn't tr... -
Troubles - James Gordon Farrell; John Banv
ReviewRemarkable ... Mr. Farrell deserves high praise for this novel. It is subtly modulated, richly textured, sad, funny, and altogether memorable.— Times Literary Supplement... -
Track of the Cat - Nevada Barr
From Publishers WeeklyThe texture, scents and sounds of the West Texas wilderness permeate this forceful debut, in which the murder of a National Park Service ranger illuminates th... -
The Call of the Wild and White Fang - Jack London
EDITORIAL REVIEW: *The Call of the Wild and White Fang*, by **Jack London**, is part of the *Barnes & Noble Classics** *series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices ... -
Sunset of the Sabertooth - Mary Pope Osborne
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! The Ice Age is very cool . . . for two kids in bathing suits... -
Summer of the Sea Serpent_ A Merlin Mission - Mary Pope Osborne
Jack and Annie are off on another mythical mission at the request of Merlin the magician. Luckily, they have a young sorcerer, Teddy, to help them. From underwater caves to... -
Streams in the Desert_ 366 Daily Devotional Readings - Jim Reimann & Mrs. Charles E. Cowman
Streams in the Desert: 366 Daily Devotional Readings