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Chaque jour, l'illumination: se réaliser en douze étapes
Par Dan Millman. 1998
The president's house: a first daughter shares the history and secrets of the world's most famous home
Par Margaret Truman. 2003
The daughter of president Harry Truman describes the history and architectural features of the White House and shares tidbits about…
its former occupants. Includes anecdotes about past commanders in chief and their families, pets, servants, and distinguished guests. 2003I'm not slowing down: winning my battle with osteoporosis
Par Ann Richards. 2003
Former Texas governor describes her battle to arrest osteopenia, an early stage of osteoporosis often triggered by hormonal changes in…
postmenopausal women. Along with coauthor and physician Richard Levine, she describes dietary measures, medication, and exercise aimed at controlling the condition. Also includes information on hormone replacement therapy. 2003On the mound with-- Curt Schilling (Matt Christopher)
Par Matt Christopher, Glenn Stout. 2004
Biography of Curt Schilling, the star pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Details his career from school days and the minor…
leagues to a series of teams in the majors, where he learned to work hard to perfect his game. For grades 4-7. 2004Smoke and ashes: the story of the Holocaust
Par Barbara Rogasky. 1988
Explains how the Holocaust (1933-1945) occurred by examining the roots of anti-Semitism, Nazi plans for extermination of Jews, and the…
step-by-step execution of that scheme through ghettos, concentration camps, and death camps. Reviews criminal trials after WWII to seek justice. Revised and expanded from 1988 edition. Violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2002After Jihad: America and the struggle for Islamic democracy
Par Noah Feldman. 2003
Explores the question whether democracy can "be made to flourish in the lands where Islam prevails." Discusses the political terrain…
in Iran, Turkey, Asia, Pakistan, and Arab countries to ascertain the compatibility of the Islamic religion with democratic values. Claiming there is no inherent conflict, Feldman suggests ways to refute anti-Americanism. 2003That man: an insider's portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Par Robert Houghwout Jackson. 2003
Nineteen-fifties memoir of President Franklin D. Roosevelt by Supreme Court justice Robert Houghwout Jackson (1892-1954). Under FDR Jackson also held…
the positions of solicitor general, attorney general, U.S. chief prosecutor of the Nazi war criminals, as well as confidant and friend. Introduced and edited by John Q. Barrett. 2003The wrong man: the final verdict on the Dr. Sam Sheppard murder case
Par James Neff. 2001
Investigative reporter assembles extensive evidence exonerating Cleveland physician Sam Sheppard of murdering his pregnant wife, Marilyn, on July 4, 1954.…
Describes botched police and forensic investigations, Sheppard's retrials and eventual acquittal in 1966, and his son's anti-death-penalty activism. Identifies probable actual killer and reconstructs possible murder scenario. Some violence and some strong language. 2001Saint Thérèse of Lisieux: a Penguin life
Par Kathryn Harrison. 2003
Portrait of a French Carmelite nun sanctified in 1925, only eighteen years after her death at twenty-four in the "fastest…
canonization to date in the history of the Catholic Church." Discusses her parents, childhood influences, character and personality, and her religious fervor. 2003A time to love: stories from the Old Testament (Other or No Series)
Par Walter Dean Myers, Christopher Myers. 2003
A retelling from the perspective of teenage characters of six Bible episodes exploring the complexities of love. Includes the stories…
of Delilah, Reuben, Naomi, Isaac, Zillah, and Aser. For junior and senior high readers. 2003Muhammad: a biography of the prophet
Par Karen Armstrong. 1992
Prolific writer on the Middle East examines the religious beliefs of the founder of Islam. Investigates the West's distorted view…
of the Muslim faith and traces the life of Muhammad. Explains how "Islam shares many of the ideals and visions that have inspired both Judaism and Christianity." 2001 preface by the author. 1992Library: an unquiet history
Par Matthew Battles. 2003
Survey by Harvard rare-book specialist of historical events leading to both destruction and proliferation of libraries. Battles laments the burning…
of Alexandria's library in ancient times, then explores preservation of literary culture by monks through medieval ages. Later observations cover Dewey's classification legacy, twentieth-century book bonfires by the Nazis and others, and digital-age challenges. 2003Comme si j'avais des ailes (Musiques & Cie)
Par Chet Baker. 2001
Les mémoires de ce musicien de jazz, trompettiste et chanteur. Cet opuscule rend compte de ses mots, de ses opinions…
et de moments précis de sa vie. Préface de son épouse, Carol BakerLewis and Clark: a prairie dog for the president
Par Shirley-Raye Redmond. 2003
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sends explorers Lewis and Clark across the country to map the land and bring back…
plants and animals. The men capture a prairie dog and send it to Washington for everyone to see. Beginning Reader. For grades 2-4. 2003Getting your book published for dummies
Par Sarah Parsons Zackheim, Adrian Zackheim. 2000
Describes the publishing industry and emphasizes what budding authors need to know in order to have a book produced. Includes…
advice on dealing with negotiations, proposals, advances, options, rights, marketing, agents, and self-publishing on the Web. Foreword by Nelson DeMille. 2000"My heart became attached": the strange journey of John Walker Lindh
Par Mark Kukis. 2003
Biography of the "American Taliban," first U.S. citizen charged under the Patriot Act. Traces Lindh's odyssey from affluent California childhood…
through Arabic studies in Yemen, terrorist training in Pakistan, and combat alongside the Taliban in the Afghanistan war to his eventual U.S. trial as an enemy combatant. Research included copious author interviews. 2003Bringing Elizabeth home: a journey of faith and hope
Par Ed Smart. 2003
Mormon parents' describe their ordeal when their fourteen-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, was kidnapped in June 2002 and their joy when she…
was found alive in March 2003. The Smarts recall the deep faith in God that sustained their family and to which they attribute Elizabeth's miraculous return. Bestseller. 2003The Lord is my shepherd: healing wisdom of the Twenty-third Psalm
Par Harold S Kushner. 2003
Rabbi Kushner, When Bad Things Happen to Good People (BR 16801), reflects on the solace in the words of the…
Twenty-Third Psalm and their meaning after the terrorist events of September 11, 2001. Kushner's nonsectarian discussion examines each stanza of the psalm as it relates to life and loss. 2003Israelis and palestinians: why do they fight? can they stop?
Par Bernard Wasserstein. 2003
History professor offers reasons for the conflict in Israel other than ethnic and religious differences. Posits that neither Jews nor…
Arabs "are animated by crazed psychopathy" but rather fight over definable interests. Suggests that multifaceted analysis of demographic, socioeconomic, environmental, and territorial dimensions of the struggle may facilitate a peaceful resolution. 2003Experiencing the passion of Jesus: a discussion guide on history's most important event
Par Lee Strobel, Garry D. Poole. 2004
Two writers offer a topical guide for exploring the themes of Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ. Includes…
six discussion questions with biblical sources about the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. 2004