Award Winning Books
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Florida Cowboys: Keepers of the Last FrontierVisit a Florida where sunburn is the result of honest, hard work--not an afternoon at the beach"Without its lush ranchlands, there would be precious little left to see of old Florida, and nowhere for some of our most endangered wildlife to survive. Carlton Ward's...
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Frog SongSince the time of the dinosaurs, frogs have added their birrups and bellows to the music of the earth. Frogs are astonishing in their variety and crucial to ecosystems. Onomatopoeic text and stunning illustrations introduce young readers to these fascinating and important creatures, from...
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Their Rock Is Not Like Our Rock: A Theology of ReligionsThe reality of the West's post-Christendom, multiethnic, multicultural context has meant that, more than ever, Christians face questions posed not simply by the existence of other religions, but also by their apparent flourishing. If secularization is alive and well, then so too is society's...
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Agatha Christie: An Elusive WomanA new, fascinating account of the life of Agatha Christie from celebrated literary and cultural historian Lucy Worsley. "Nobody in the world was more inadequate to act the heroine than I was." Why did Agatha Christie spend her career pretending that she was "just"...
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A Day at the LakeFlippity flop and splash your way through this colorful trip to the lake. Jump in with your senses and play with rhymes as you experience the waves, the boats, and the many animals. This cheery book follows three children as they enjoy the simple...
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Zero Chance of Passage: The Pioneering Charter School StoryOver twenty years ago, the Minnesota legislature passed the first chartered school law in the nation. By all accounts, it shouldn't have happened. Today, 70 percent of the American public supports chartering, and over two million students attend over 5,600 chartered schools in forty-one...
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In God's HandsA Charming tale to remind us all that our kindness works miracles. "When the sun sets and stars fill the sky, the square in the little town grows quiet and still. The cool air of distant hills mingles with the sweet scent of baking...
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Mine Is the NightNew York Times bestseller SHE LOST EVERYTHING SHE LOVED.HE HAD EVERYTHING SHE NEEDED.BUT COULD SHE FIND THE COURAGE TO TRUST HIM? Stepping from a battered coach on a rainy April eve, newly widowed Elisabeth Kerr must begin again, without husband or title, property or...
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The Songs That Could Have BeenAuthor: Amanda WenPublisher: Thorndike Press a Part of Gale a Cengage CompPublished: 03/22/2023Binding Type: Library BindingWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.94dISBN: 9798885785204Award: Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards - Bronze Medal WinnerThis title is only available via back order
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Standing HeavyShortlisted for the 2023 International Booker PrizeA funny, fast-paced, and poignant take on Franco-African history, as told through the eyes of three African security guards in Paris. All over the city, they are watching: Black men paid to stand guard, invisible among the wealthy...
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The Big DriftWill Brite is a Slash Five cowboy working in the Middle Concho region of Texas in the winter of 1884 when a blizzard descends upon him--the likes of which he has never seen. Trapped under his horse and entangled in a barbed wire fence,...
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Mad MadgeFor a seventeenth-century Englishwoman, Margaret (Lucas) Cavendish did the unprecedented -- she published her writing. Her extraordinary life unfolded during the English Civil Wars, when she was exiled to Paris and Antwerp as a Royalist seeking refuge from Cromwell's England, and later as mistress...
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Benjamin Franklinstein Lives!Victor Godwin, a serious-minded boy genius living in Philadelphia, discovers that Ben Franklin never died - he was put into suspended animation, and was hidden away for more than 200 years in Victor's basement! An accident re-awakens Ben centuries before he was supposed to...
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The Serpent PapersJ-Bee, son of a military officer, is raised in a violent milieu during the 1960s. After his little brother is persecuted by bullies, J-Bee commits a retaliatory act of brutality, the nature of which scars him. When his best friend, Gilly, volunteers to fight...
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The Philosophy of Ecstasy: Rumi and the Sufi TraditionJalal al-Din Rumi (1207-73), founder of the Mevlevi Sufi order of "Whirling Dervishes," is the best-selling poet in America today. The wide-ranging appeal of his work is such that UNESCO declared 2007 to be "International Rumi Year." However, his writings represent much more than...
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You Unstuck: Mastering the New Rules of Risk-Taking in Work and LifeIn You Unstuck, Libby Gill uses cases studies, client stories from her coaching work, and brain research to help readers understand the biological basis of fears that hold them back. She shows how to reframe what she calls Riskophobia, turn off the fear voices,...
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Unlikely Radicals: The Story of the Adams Mine Dump WarFor twenty-two years politicians and businessmen pushed for the Adams Mine landfill as a solution to Ontario?'s garbage disposal crisis. This plan to dump millions of tonnes of waste into the fractured pits of the Adams Mine prompted five separate civil resistance campaigns by...
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WakeNot all dreams are sweet. For seventeen-year-old Janie, getting sucked into other people's dreams is getting old. Especially the falling dreams, the naked-but-nobody- notices dreams, and the sex-crazed dreams. Janie's seen enough fantasy booty to last her a lifetime. She can't tell anybody about...
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Esme's Birthday Conga LineEsme always has a plan. A funny and sweet early illustrated chapter book about a problem-solving girl who has to manage her own birthday bash. For fans of Dory Fantasmagory. Esme lives with her grandparents on the uppermost floor of the topmost best building....
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Cycling the Trails of San Diego: A Mountain Biker's Guide to the CountyExplore the excellent mountain bike trails to be found throughout San Diego County, from the International Border up to Palomar Mountain, and from the coast out to the Anza-Borrego Desert. Cycling the Trails of San Diego provides state-of-the-art route maps and detailed trip descriptions...
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