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Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy
Seymour Reit
Gulliver Books Paperbacks
, 2001
The good Forcer
My grandma forced me to read "Behind Rebel Lines". But it turned out to be an awsome and interesting book!
The Terror Dream: Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America
Susan Faludi
Metropolitan Books
, 2007
It's time for all of us to wake up
This book has arrived just in time for the 2008 election. Along with the PBS program, "Bush's War", this should be required reading for all voters. We can change the future but we must understand the past. Thank you again Susan for your excellent analysis.
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
Jim Defede
Harper Paperbacks
, 2003
The Day he World Came to Town:9/11 in Gander, Newfoundlan
Most amazing book I've read. Most Americans were unaware that all of incomming flights at the time of the bombings were diverted to the nearest airports not within USA borders. This story is wonderful and shows how the human race really cares about one another. It ...
Usborne The Children's Book of Art: Internet Linked
Rosie Dickins
Usborne Books
, 2006
A wonderful introductory art book!
I bought this book for my 9 year old daughter for Christmas. She loves it. It is simply written and explains why various artists and their works are considered masters. I even enjoyed the simple and straightforward explanations as to what differentiates one artist's ...
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
Scholastic Press
, 2008
I devoured it in one sitting.
I didn't really have high expectations for The Hunger Games. The blurb sounded interesting, but you never can tell with young adult fiction, particularly in the science fiction genre. Trust me: I've been burned before. I was pleasantly surprised to find a ...
The Family Under the Bridge
Natalie Savage Carlson
HarperTrophy
, 1989
Great little novel
I didn't read this book until I was a mom, and that's a pity, because I would have loved it when I was a kid. I find the ending, where the family is provided with a home, particularly fine. Their new home is only a cellar apartment, but you know it is going to be a ...
The Ersatz Elevator (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 6)
Lemony Snicket
HarperCollins
, 2001
The Ersatz Elevator Book 6
This book is my favorite of the series. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are getting a lot older and smarter. A new character joins Count Olaf and the Baudilaures are more determined than ever to get find the Quagmires triplets.
Class 11: Inside the CIA's First Post-9/11 Spy Class
T.J. Waters
Dutton Adult
, 2006
View the Company from inside...
Excellent insiders view of the "company" -- great detail of a new recruit's (officer's) first year on the job -- month by month accounting of activities, personal feelings both highs and lows. Also demonstrates what's good and not so good about the process.
The Austere Academy (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 5)
Lemony Snicket
HarperCollins
, 2000
Very Strict Indeed
This is the 5th book in Lemony Snicket's "Series of Unfortunate Events". In this book, the Baudelaires are put in a boarding school where they are made to live in a shack dripping with goo and crawling with small crabs. If one forgets to make an appointment to see ...
The Miserable Mill (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 4)
Lemony Snicket
HarperCollins
, 2000
Great purchase
My grandaughter was thrilled to be continuing on with this series. Speedy delivery. Thank you.
The American Heritage Children's Thesaurus
Paul Hellweg
Houghton Mifflin
, 1997
A Perfect Children's Thesaurus
The American Heritage Thesaurus is a must reference book for any home with children. Each researched word, printed in blue large bold print, is accompanied with the a description, printed in black, of the part(s) of speech the word can be used, several best choice ...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder For Dummies (For Dummies (Psychology & Self Help))
Mark Goulston
For Dummies
, 2007
Finally, someone who TRULY understands and offers REAL HELP
Flashbacks are like a time machine. You literally re-live it in every way down to your visceral responses and the same exact thoughts going through your mind. We attempt to scramble back into the present tense ASAP. This was (and sometimes still is) the hardest aspect ...
Pirates Don't Wear Pink Sunglasses (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, #9)
Debbie Dadey
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Marcia T. Jones
Scholastic Paperbacks
, 1994
Ahoy, mates!! All aboard for fun times!
If vampires don't wear polka-dots, and genies don't ride bicycles, then a pirate certainly wouldn't be caught wearing pink sunglasses, would he?? Welcome to book #9 in the Bailey School Kid's series (which I affectionately call the "...Don't..." series for it's ...
Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Understanding Threats and Responses in the Post-9/11 World (Penguin Academics ...
Brigitte Lebens Nacos
Longman
, 2005
This new first edition offers an accessible introduction to terrorism that includes coverage of both new terror in the post-Cold War world as well as historical acts of terror. The author has been selective in her choice of topics, choosing to go into richer detail on fewer issues while nonetheless including coverage of topics that have been ...
Ghosts Don't Eat Potato Chips (The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids, #5)
Debbie Dadey
,
Marcia T. Jones
Scholastic Paperbacks
, 1992
Ghosts
There are some weird grownups in Bailey City. But could Aunt Mathilda really be haunted by a hungry ghost? The Bailey School Are going To Find out!
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