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Reynolds Price has written thirty-five books. He is James B. Duke Professor of English at Duke University and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in the countryside of Nort

The conviction that the American Civil War left a massive legacy to the country has generally been much clearer than the definition of what that legacy is. Did the war, as Ulysses S. Grant believed, b

This is an intimate, funny, and eye-opening account of ten months in the life of a neophyte marijuana grower. Entering middle age, Michael Poole decides to retire from the film industry. He moves to B

The Bhagavad Gita is an intensely spiritual work that forms the cornerstone of the Hindu faith, and is also one of the masterpieces of Sanskrit poetry. It describes how, at the beginning of a mighty b

Mary Cohen's quick change! Is a brilliant new collection of traditional, well known pieces and scales in both alto and treble clefs, it is perfect both for violinists taking up the viola who need to b

Visual French Verbs are lightweight, durable flash cards that contain 100 basic French verbs in a fully portable package. On the front of each card is an illustration and the verb in English. On the b

The best players know that golf is a game of confidence, and most important, concentration–the ability to focus and block out distraction. The goal of achieving clear thought is also at the heart of B

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This manual offers a key, over 100 b&w line drawings, and detailed description of some 82 species of native and some exotic species likely to be encountered in the region. It was originally publis

In this national bestseller, the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gordon B. Hinckley, has created a classic look at the values that can change our world--and how to stand

The Little Blue Engine chug-chug-chugs through the countryside, and puff-puff-puffs through the alphabet as she goes. Come along and help her find some apples for A, butterflies for B, and other objec

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The Two Romanian Folk Dances, Opus 8A, are a piano work written by B?la Bart?k, based on Romanian folk music. Written in 1910, they date from the beginning of his interest in folk music.

The Capriccio in B-flat Major, "On the Departure of a Friend," is an unusually romantic-styled composition by Johann Sebastian Bach when he was 19 years of age, written upon the departure of his broth

Nemesis is the name given by scientists to a (theoretical) small companion star to our sun. Every 26 million years, Nemesis's orbit brings it close enough to the sun to bombard our solar system with b

W. E. B. Du Bois (1868-1963) was a champion of civil rights and the political and cultural voice of black Americans of his day. This is his doctoral dissertation for Harvard, examining slavery in Colo

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The human right to survive and develop, a fundamental premise of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, can be attained only if adequate living conditions are secured for the child. In this b

The very first Alan Lewrie naval adventure in this classic series is now back in print!1780: Seventeen-year-old Alan Lewrie is a brash, rebellious young libertine. So much so that his callous father b

In 1896 W. E. B. Du Bois began research that resulted three years later in the publication of his great classic of urban sociology and history, The Philadelphia Negro. Today, a group of the nation's l

There are politics, politicians, and scandals, but only in Chicago can any combination of these spark the kind of fireworks they do. And no other American city has had a mayor like William Hale "Big B

The epic of Chicago is the story of the emergence of modern America. Here, witness Chicago's growth from a desolate fur-trading post in the 1830s to one of the world's most explosively alive cities b

Friday, winner of the 1967 Grand Prix du Roman of the Academie Francaise, is a sly, enchanting retelling of the legend of Robinson Crusoe by the man the New Yorker calls "France's best and probably b

B is for Bandit... The Green Lawn Savings Bank has been robbed! When a private detective comes to Dink's door looking for the kid who videotaped the crime, Dink and his friends volunteer to find him.

Making art—giving form to the images that arise in our mind's eye, our dreams, and our everyday lives—is a form of spiritual practice through which knowledge of ourselves can ripen into wisdom. This b

In the readers' court, no one objects to a full docket of Perry Mason. Virginia Baxter is the only witness still living who can vouch for the authenticity of Lauretta Trent's will. Now, Lauretta has b

In this richly illustrated (in b&w) book, McKinney and Jackson argue that the growth pattern and form of a bryozoan colony is more an expression of its ecological niche than of its phylogenetic hi

Clay Bell spent the last six years fighting Indians, rustlers, and the wilderness itself to make the B-Bar ranch the prize of the Deep Creek Range. But Jud Devitt, a ruthless speculator from the East,

One of his great works, and a must-read for any student of philosophy, The Problems of Philosophy was written in 1912 as an introduction to Russell's thought. As an empiricist, Russell starts at the b

Shows how to prepare for the crisis, from global financial collapse to a flu pandemic. This guide shares the essential tools and skills you need for your family to survive, including how to find and b

Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4-7 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, b

Biff and Chip have a magic key adventure in The Mosaic Trail. Can they find the stolen mosaic pieces? The non-fiction book that accompanies this title is Mosaic Art. Oxford Reading Tree Explore with B

Describes the author's time living with the gangs on the Southside of Chicago. This book tells how in the Robert Taylor Homes projects on Chicago's South Side, he befriends JT, a gang leader for the B

Oxford Reading Tree: Story Sparks: Level 7 (Age 6½ - 7)Glug, glug, glug ...Whats below the plug? A little boy is curious about where the water goes when it disappears down the plughole - could there b

收錄宮崎駿《風之谷》動畫電影幕後創作全記錄，從手繪草圖、水彩原稿到動畫分鏡與設定稿，完整呈現這部1984年經典之作的誕生歷程。見證一位動畫大師如何用畫筆建構出壯闊奇幻又深具環境意識的末日世界。An epic fantasy written and illustrated by the legendary director Hayao Miyazaki!An addition to the perennially popular line of Studio Ghibli art books—which include interviews, concept sketches, and finished animation cels—of classic animated films such as Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro.Hayao Miyazaki’sNausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, based on his own manga, was released in 1984 and has been a cult classic ever since. In a long-ago war, humankind set off a devastating ecological disaster. The earth is slowly submerging beneath the expanding Sea of Decay, an enormous toxic forest that creates mutant insects and poisonous spores. Beyond the sea lies the Valley of the Wind, a kingdom of barely 500 citizens and home to Nausicaä, who risks everything to save her people and bring peace and health to the valley. Includes sketches, developmental water colors, cel animation, and more.

跟著主角Jack和Annie重返神奇樹屋，進入書中世界，再次穿越時空，學習故事中豐富的歷史知識，認識圓桌武士的歷史、尋找幽靈城堡的寶藏，開啟全新梅林任務。 Merlin Mission Books 1–25 of the #1 New York Times bestselling Magic Tree House series boxed together for the first time ever! Magic Tree House Merlin Missions are more challenging adventures for the experienced Magic Tree House reader. In each adventure, Merlin the magician sends Jack and Annie on an adventure in the magic tree house. Books in this Merlin Missions set include: Christmas in Camelot (#1), Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve (#2), Summer of the Sea Serpent (#3), Winter of the Ice Wizard (#4), Carnival at Candlelight (#5), Season of the Sandstorm (#6), Night of the New Magicians (#7), Blizzard of the Blue Moon (#8), Dragon of the Red Dawn (#9), Monday with a Mad Genius (#10), Dark Day in the Deep Sea (#11), Eve of the Emperor Penguin (#12), Moonlight on the Magic Flute (#13), A Good Night for Ghosts (#14), Leprechaun in Late Winter (#15), A Ghost Tale for Christmas (#16), A Crazy Day wi

★歐巴馬2025年夏季選書★時間、空間、記憶交錯，穿越世紀的思想小說★家族秘密與移民流亡，情感糾葛動人心弦★與哲人、詩人跨時空對話，探討存在、救贖與責任一場跨越時代與文化的生命對話，見證人類在動盪中執著尋覓「家」與意義的感動故事。Lina與父親流離遷徙，來到謎一般的避居地「The Sea」，只攜帶寥寥幾件物品。這座充滿幻想的時空建築，往來的鄰居橫跨東西、古今：有17世紀的猶太學者、有二戰流亡的德國哲學家、還有唐朝詩人。他們透過記憶與對話，引領Lina思索人類如何面對災難，探究罪疚、責任與救贖；在父親揭露家族悲劇過往時，Lina也重新定義自我與世界。在多重時空交錯的冒險故事中，Thien描繪人類何以在流離失所、政治變革與命運洪流中，堅持尋找家園、創造自我；小說以絕美文字展現藝術與思想的力量，深入探討每一個人都是歷史中獨一無二的容器。Lina and her father arrive at an enclave called The Sea, a staging post between migrations, with only a few possessions. In this mysterious and shape-shifting place, a building made of time, pasts and futures collide. Lina befriends her neighbors: Bento, a Jewish scholar in seventeenth-century Amsterdam; Blucher, a philosopher in 1930s Germany fleeing Nazi persecution; and Jupiter, a poet of Tang Dynasty China.Memory, political revolution, generational change, and the ethical imagination are at the heart of Lina's illuminating conversations with her fellows in the Sea: how we come to believe what we believe, and how every

★歐巴馬2025年夏季選書★時間、空間、記憶交錯，穿越世紀的思想小說★家族秘密與移民流亡，情感糾葛動人心弦★與哲人、詩人跨時空對話，探討存在、救贖與責任一場跨越時代與文化的生命對話，見證人類在動盪中執著尋覓「家」與意義的感動故事。Lina與父親流離遷徙，來到謎一般的避居地「The Sea」，只攜帶寥寥幾件物品。這座充滿幻想的時空建築，往來的鄰居橫跨東西、古今：有17世紀的猶太學者、有二戰流亡的德國哲學家、還有唐朝詩人。他們透過記憶與對話，引領Lina思索人類如何面對災難，探究罪疚、責任與救贖；在父親揭露家族悲劇過往時，Lina也重新定義自我與世界。在多重時空交錯的冒險故事中，Thien描繪人類何以在流離失所、政治變革與命運洪流中，堅持尋找家園、創造自我；小說以絕美文字展現藝術與思想的力量，深入探討每一個人都是歷史中獨一無二的容器。Lina and her father arrive at an enclave called The Sea, a staging post between migrations, with only a few possessions. In this mysterious and shape-shifting place, a building made of time, pasts and futures collide. Lina befriends her neighbors: Bento, a Jewish scholar in seventeenth-century Amsterdam; Blucher, a philosopher in 1930s Germany fleeing Nazi persecution; and Jupiter, a poet of Tang Dynasty China.Memory, political revolution, generational change, and the ethical imagination are at the heart of Lina's illuminating conversations with her fellows in the Sea: how we come to believe what we believe, and how every

★歐巴馬2025年夏季選書★時間、空間、記憶交錯，穿越世紀的思想小說★家族秘密與移民流亡，情感糾葛動人心弦★與哲人、詩人跨時空對話，探討存在、救贖與責任一場跨越時代與文化的生命對話，見證人類在動盪中執著尋覓「家」與意義的感動故事。Lina與父親流離遷徙，來到謎一般的避居地「The Sea」，只攜帶寥寥幾件物品。這座充滿幻想的時空建築，往來的鄰居橫跨東西、古今：有17世紀的猶太學者、有二戰流亡的德國哲學家、還有唐朝詩人。他們透過記憶與對話，引領Lina思索人類如何面對災難，探究罪疚、責任與救贖；在父親揭露家族悲劇過往時，Lina也重新定義自我與世界。在多重時空交錯的冒險故事中，Thien描繪人類何以在流離失所、政治變革與命運洪流中，堅持尋找家園、創造自我；小說以絕美文字展現藝術與思想的力量，深入探討每一個人都是歷史中獨一無二的容器。Lina and her father arrive at an enclave called The Sea, a staging post between migrations, with only a few possessions. In this mysterious and shape-shifting place, a building made of time, pasts and futures collide. Lina befriends her neighbors: Bento, a Jewish scholar in seventeenth-century Amsterdam; Blucher, a philosopher in 1930s Germany fleeing Nazi persecution; and Jupiter, a poet of Tang Dynasty China.Memory, political revolution, generational change, and the ethical imagination are at the heart of Lina's illuminating conversations with her fellows in the Sea: how we come to believe what we believe, and how every

YOU choose how your story unfolds as you embark on a wild ocean adventure in this epic illustrated gamebook.Do you have what it takes to sail into the eye of the storm? Prepare for terrifying sea monsters, waves the size of mountains and a desperate race against time as you try to find the only thing in the world that can save the person you love the most. With an exciting dice-based combat system (complete with a link to an online dice-roller), beautifully illustrated puzzles to solve and a heartfelt story full of twists and turns, this interactive adventure will have you gripped from beginning to end.