Growing up without parents and without schooling, 14-year-old Cloyd is trouble-trouble to himself and everyone else. Sent by his tribe to a home for Indian boys, he is alone and half-wild in...
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Author: Hobbs, WillSummary:Genre: Juvenile fiction -
Author: Wolf, Anthony E.Summary:
This is the book that made Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D. a best-selling author. Get Out of My Life, But First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall' focuses on the legendary task all parents must...
Genre: Self-help publications -
Author: Crane, Stephen, Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, Henry, O.Summary:This group of four classic stories from the 19th century includes works that appear in many collections of European literature. Offering tantalizing revelations and unforgettable characters, these...
Genre: Short stories, Romance fiction -
Author: Le Guin, Ursula K.Summary:
A classic science fiction novel by one of the greatest writers of the genre, set in a future world where one man's dreams control the fate of humanity. In a future world racked by violence...
Genre: Science fiction -
Author: Philbrick, NathanielSummary:
Philbrick carries readers back to the 1876 battle in Montana mythologized as "Custer's Last Stand." Focusing on the charismatic Sitting Bull and the recklessly brave George Armstrong Custer,...
Genre: History and geography -
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Word-for-word unabridged recording of The Exodus, narrated in contemporary language for easy understanding.
Genre: Religion and spirituality -
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Word-for-word unabridged recording of Leviticus, narrated in contemporary language for easy understanding.
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Word-for-word unabridged recording of Genesis, narrated in contemporary language for easy understanding.
Genre: Religion and spirituality -
Author: Kidder, TracySummary:
This is a frontline report from the trenches of American education. It chronicles a fifth grade class and its remarkable teacher.
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Author: Matthiessen, PeterSummary:
The timely story of how the forces of change converge on a small tribe of Niaruna Indians living in the heart of the Amazon rain forest. In addition to being a prophetic commentary on emerging...
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Author: Kurlansky, MarkSummary:
Settled in the western Pyrenees Mountains, the Basque nation is not drawn on maps and the origin of their forbidden language has never been discovered. Yet, Basques appear to predate all other...
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Author: Hobbs, WillSummary:While accompanying an elderly rancher on a trip into the San Juan Mountains, Cloyd, a Ute Indian boy, tries to help two orphaned grizzly cubs survive the winter and, at the same time, completes...
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Author: Elkin, StanleySummary:
A hilarious panorama of the world of talk radio.
Genre: Humorous fiction -
Author: Elkin, StanleySummary:
A funny novel about life and death, heaven and hell.
Genre: Humorous fiction -
Author: Bourne, SamSummary:
The shooting of a man at a historic government peace accord prompts negotiator Maggie Costello to investigate a series of deaths at West Bank Jewish settlements and Palestinian refugee camps.
Genre: Thrillers (Fiction)