Henry Cloud

John Townsend

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

California

How to Find Relationships That Are Good for You and Avoid Those That Aren't

Discusses how to choose more positive relationships, including identifying people who help build character, recognizing the traits of untrustworthy people, and modifying the traits within a person that may risk their relationships.

Safe People

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Jim Smoke

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Shock, adjustment, mourning, and rebuilding. Every person involved in a divorce goes through these stages. Drawing on years of counseling experience, Jim Smoke offers compassion, hope, and practical steps to guide you in your divorce recovery.

Growing Through Divorce

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Henri J. M. Nouwen

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Spiritual Living in a Secular World

This personal witness to a God who calls us the Beloved is the fruit of a long friendship between journalist-writer Fred Bratman and Heri Nouwen. Here is a ringing affirmation that everyone is loved by God and can enjoy the life of the beloved.

Life of the Beloved

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Phillip C. McGraw

Doing What Works, Doing What Matters

Some people spend their lives reacting to what life hands them, while others craft life to fit their goals. Author Phillip C. McGraw, who is a psychologist but describes himself as a strategist, is determined to make sure that his readers are the creators of their lives, not created by their lives. By accepting that you are personally accountable for every element of your life, McGraw says, you can erase the negative "epidemic behaviors" (found in all of American society: denial, false assumptions, inertia, deceptive masking) in your life and reach your goals.Written in a tough-love, sometimes cantankerous tone, this self-help book is not for those looking to explore their inner child or visualize away negative energy. No, this is pull-yourself-up-by-the- bootstraps advice from someone who's done just that. McGraw opens with a scene describing how he helped Oprah Winfrey survive--and win--the 1998 "Mad Cow" lawsuit in Texas, when she was having difficulty coping with the reality of what was happening to her. He helped her face the facts about the lawsuit, after which she was better able to participate in crafting a strategy to win it.McGraw first forces you to take a good hard look at who you are by dissecting your personality. It may be painful to realize that you fall into the "Porcupine" or "Perfecto" or any of the other personality types McGraw delineates, but here it's true that there's no gain without pain, because (Life Law No. 4) "You Can't Change What You Don't Acknowledge." He then describes in depth all 10 "Life Laws"--the rules by which the world plays--that he learned the hard way. Laws such as "You Either Get It, or You Don't," "Life Is Managed; It Is Not Cured," and "You Have to Name It to Claim It" make up the bulk of the book and McGraw's realist philosophy.If you learn and abide by the Life Laws and go on to create a Life Strategy, McGraw claims you will not only know yourself better and eliminate negative behaviors, you will also know how to reach any goal you set for yourself. --Stefanie Durbin

Life Strategies

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Alexander McCall Smith

Working in Gaborone, Botswana, Precious Ramotswe investigates several local mysteries, including a search for a missing boy and the case of the clinic doctor with different personalities for different days of the week.

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

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Ross W. Greene

A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children

Offers techniques for helping chronically inflexible children, shows how brain-based deficits contribute to these problems, and suggests ways to calm things down.

The Explosive Child

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Kate Chopin

Emily Toth

Stories

Published for the first time as Chopin intended, this is a collection of her most innovative stories, including "The Story of an Hour," "An Egyptian Cigarette," and "The Kiss." For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

A Vocation and a Voice

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Elizabeth George

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Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

100 Years of Crime Stories by Women

"An absolutely first-rate anthology. . . a thoughtful and intelligent paean to crime fiction." -- New York Sun



#1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George serves up a century's worth of superb crime fiction penned by women. This veritable all-star team delivers tales of dark deeds that will keep you reading long into the night. Some of the works included are:

 * "A Jury of Her Peers" by Susan Glaspell
 * The Summer of People" by Shirley Jackson
 * "The Irony of Hate" by Ruth Rendell
 * "Country Lovers" by Nadine Gordimer
 * "Wild Mustard" by Marcia Muller
 * "Murder-Two" by Joyce Carol Oates
 * "The Man Who Knew How" by Dorothy Sayers

A Moment on the Edge is a rare treat not only for fans of crime fiction but also for anyone who appreciates a skillfully written, deftly told story.

A Moment on the Edge

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Eric Lee

The British Raid on Sark and Hitler's Commando Order

"Operation Basalt was a raid carried out by British commandos on the island of Sark on the night of October 3-4, 1942. It was intended to reassure Channel Islanders that they had not been forgotten following their German occupation, to force the Germans to deploy resources, and to gain intelligence through German prisoners. Thought a tactical success, the raid remains mired in controversy, remembered because of Hitlers reaction. Three days after the raid, he issued this order: "In future, all terror and sabotage troops of the British and their accomplices, who do not act like soldiers but rather like bandits, will be treated as such . . . and will be ruthlessly eliminated in battle, wherever they appear." Using the National Archive in Kew and the Sark Society archives, Eric Lee tells the Basalt story for the first time. Did the commandos kill bound and unarmed German soldiers?"--Amazon.com.

Operation Basalt

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Ruth Mellinkoff

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

For few verses in the Bible is the relationship between scripture and the artistic imagination more intriguing than for the conclusion of Genesis 4:15: "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, that whosoever found him should not kill him." What was the mark of Cain? The answers set before us in this sensitive study by art historian Ruth Mellinkoff are sometimes poignant, frequently surprising. An early summary of rabbinic answers, for examples runs as follows: R. Judah said: "He caused the orb of the sun to shine on his account." Said R. Nehemiah to him: "For that wretch He would cause the orb of the sun to shine! Rather, he caused leprosy to break out on him...." Rab said: "He gave him a dog." Abba Jose said: "He made a horn grow out of him." Rab said: "He made him an example to murderers." R. Hanin said: "He made him an example to penitents." R. Levi said in the name of R. Simeon b. Lakish: "He suspended judgment until the flood came and swept him away." After a review of such early Jewish and Christian exegesis, Mellinkoff divides physical interpretations on the mark into three groups: "A Mark on Cain's Body," "A Movement of Cain's Body," and "A Blemish Associated with Cain's Body." Her discussion of these groups is the heart of her study and offers its richest examples of interplay among medieval art and imaginative literature, on the one hand, and biblical exegesis, on the other. Thus in one remarkable tour de force, she shows us how a poetic misprision of Genesis 4:24 - "Sevenfold vengeance will be taken for Cain: but for Lamech seventy times sevenfold" - made Lamech the murderer of Cain; how there then grew up the legend that Lamech, a hunter, had killed Cain when he mistook him for an animal; how from that, the notion that the mark of Cain was a horn or horns on Cain's head arose (in the poignant formulation of the Tanhuma Midrash: "Oh father, you have killed something that resembles a man except it has a horn on its forehead!"); and how from that, in the maturity of the legend, there flowered Cornish drama, Irish saga, and stunning reliefs of a dying, antlered Cain in the cathedrals of Vezelay and Autun. Like Genesis 4:15 itself, 'The Mark of Cain' is suggestive rather than comprehensive. Concluding chapters on "Intentionally Distorted Interpretations of Cain's Mark" and "Cain's Mark and the Jews" bring the history down to our own day, but Mellinkoff does not claim to have said the last word on the subject. Her achievement is neither documentary nor exegetical but rather demonstrative: she shows us with brilliant economy how the artistic imagination functioned in a world whose intellectual definition was a closed canonical text.

The Mark of Cain

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Karen L. King

Jesus and the First Woman Apostle

Lost for more than fifteen hundred years, the Gospel of Mary is the only existing early Christian gospel written in the name of a woman. Karen L. King tells the story of the recovery of this remarkable gospel and offers a new translation. This brief narrative presents a radical interpretation of Jesus' teachings as a path to inner spiritual knowledge. It rejects his suffering and death as a path to eternal life and exposes the view that Mary Magdalene was a prostitute for what it is--a piece of theological fiction. The Gospel of Mary of Magdala offers a glimpse into the conflicts and controversies that shaped earliest Christianity.

The Gospel of Mary of Magdala

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Gary Mead

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

America and the First World War

"As U.S. involvement continues to be a controversial factor in contemporary conflicts around the world, The Doughboys establishes the genesis of America's internationalist role in war and in peacetime held throughout most of the 20th century. Against the background of the entrenched isolationist sentiments of the early 1900s, The Doughboys examines how America overcame its reluctance to join what was seen as an Old World conflict and become involved in the First World War." "The Doughboys is a historical account of American soldiers whose valorous contributions in battle earned them a revered and lasting place in history."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

The Doughboys

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Treasury of Fantasy

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Frances Gies

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A magisterial history of the origins, reality, and legend of the knight Born out of the chaos of the early Middle Ages, the armored and highly mobile knight revolutionized warfare and quickly became a mythic figure in history. From the Knights Templars and English knighthood to the crusades and chivalry, "The Knight in History," by acclaimed medievalist Frances Gies, bestselling coauthor of "Life in a Medieval Castle," paints a remarkable true picture of knighthood--exploring the knight's earliest appearance as an agent of lawless violence, his reemergence as a dynamic social entity, his eventual disappearance from the European stage, and his transformation into Western culture's most iconic hero.

The Knight in History

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Hugo winners 1976-1979

H. W. Kaufmann

J. E. Kaufmann

Robert M. Jurga

German Fortifications and Defense Systems in World War II

The Atlantic Wall is perhaps the most famous World War II-era fortification line in Europe, but in fact Germany built other fortified defensive lines throughout the entire war--from the coastal defenses along the English Channel to the famous West Wall and the hurriedly constructed East Wall. As a result, forts, bunkers, and defensive lines are found--many half-built due to Hitler's vacillating enthusiasm for defense--throughout the territory once occupied by Hitler's forces. Fortress Third Reich is the first and only comprehensive treatment of Germany's World War II fortifications. The authors also treat Germany's other important defensive systems, such as its fearsome air defense, and their text is supplemented by scores of remarkable technical drawings by Robert M. Jurga.

Fortress Third Reich

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Mike Spick

The Making of a Luftwaffe Fighter-Pilot

In 1939, The Luftwaffe was arguably the world's best-equipped and -trained air force. Its fighters were second to none, and their pilots had a tactical system superior to any other in the world. In campaigns over Poland, Norway, the Low Countries and France, they carried all before them. Only in the summer of 1940 did they fail by a narrow margin in achieving air superiority over England. In the West, with a mere holding force, they maintained an enviable killvloss ratio against the RAF, while elsewhere they swept through the Balkans, then decimated the numerically formidable Soviet Air Force. Their top scorers set marks in air combat that have never been surpassed. Yet within three years, and despite the introduction of the jet Me 262, the world's most advanced fighter, the Luftwaffe fighter arm, the Jagdwaffe, had been totally defeated. How did this happen? Air-warfare historian Mike Spick explores the question in depth. His most surprising conclusion is that the motivation of the Jagdwaffe was fundamentally flawed. The legend of Manfred von Richthofen, aka the Red Baron v the top-scoring pilot of World War I v which was promoted by Commander-in-Chief Hermann Goering to enhance his own image, became a paradigm. What mattered most to German fighter-pilots was a high victory score and decorations, at the expense of all else. The result was often an unseemly race for the top spot, which had a pernicious effect on the efficacy of German air combat. From the failings of High Command to the scores and decorations of individuals, Aces of the Reich is a compelling study of World War II's most fearsome air force and the skilled pilots who flew with it. Mike Spick's other works include Luftwaffe Fighter Aces and Luftwaffe Victorious.

Aces of the Reich

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Ernle Bradford

Malta, 1940-1943

Siege

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Geoffrey James

COMPAQ, Sun, Hewlett-Packard, and Other Top Companies

In Business Wisdom of the Electronic Elite, James presents a unique and instructive portrait of the best management methods of the most innovative leaders in industry today, including Bill Gates (Microsoft), William Campbell (Intuit), Michael Dell (Dell Computer) Ed McCracken (Silicon Graphics), Scott McNealy (Sun Microsystems), Carol Bartz (Autodesk), Eckhard Pfeiffer (Compaq), and Lewis Platt (Hewlett-Packard). The Electronic Elite have discovered and defined new rules for managing in the information age. They have built organizations in which employees are loyal and wildly productive, while providing aggressive career growth and financial reward. These energetic leaders have created a management style very different from the posturing, paranoid, and controlling behavior that is the norm in more traditional corporations. Through entrepreneurial drive, and appropriate use of technology, the Electronic Elite inspire corporate cultures that are powerhouses of flexibility and creativity.

Business Wisdom of the Electronic Elite

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Antony Beevor

Hitler's Last Gamble

On 16 December 1944, Hitler launched his 'last gamble' in the snow-covered forests and gorges of the Ardennes on the Belgian/German border. Although Hitler's generals were doubtful of success, younger officers and NCOs were desperate to believe that their homes and families could be saved from the vengeful Red Army approaching from the east. The Ardennes offensive, with more than a million men involved, became the greatest battle of the war in western Europe. In January 1945, when the Red Army launched its onslaught towards Berlin, the once-feared German war machine was revealed to be broken beyond repair. The Ardennes was the battle which finally broke the Wehrmacht. 'Antony Beevor, one of the finest narrative military historians now writing, is a master of revealing vignettes.' The New York Times 'If there's one thing that sets Beevor apart from other historians - beyond his gifts as a storyteller - it's because he is not afraid to look at the most uncomfortable, even frightening subjects, but does so in a way that does not threaten the reader. There's rarely a judgmental note to his writing. It's like having Virgil there to lead you through the underworld: he doesn't leave you stranded amid the horror, but leads you back out again, a wiser person for having undergone the journey.'Keith Lowe in The Daily Telegraph 'Indispensable.'David Aaronovitch, The Times 'The best military prose of our era.' El País 'A wonderfully compelling follow-up to D-Day. No one has recounted it better than Beevor. His gripping, beautifully written narrative moves seamlessly from the generals' command posts to the privates in their snow-covered foxholes, and confirms him as the finest chronicler of war in the business.' Saul David, Observer 'Enthralling.' Daily Mail 'An exemplary picture of the misery and horror of this most appalling conflict, in which more than a million men fought in conditions comparable to those on the eastern Front. This is history as it should be written.' Spectator 'Another perfectly judged episode of the second world war, a worthy companion to the works that made Beevor's name. Yet again, he has shown that he has the gift of alchemy.' Roger Moorhouse in the Financial Times

Ardennes 1944

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Nic Fields

Caesar Versus Pompey

The war between Caesar and Pompey was one of the defining moments in Roman history. The clash between these great generals gripped the attention of their contemporaries and it has fascinated historians ever since. These powerful men were among the dominant personalities of their age, and their struggle for supremacy divided Rome. In this original and perceptive study Nic Fields explores the complex, often brutal world of Roman politics and the lethal rivalry of Caesar and Pompey that grew out of it. He reconsiders them as individuals and politicians and, above all, as soldiers. His highly readable account of this contest for power gives a vivid insight into the rise and fall of two of the greatest warlords of the ancient world.

Warlords of Republican Rome

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L. Frank. Baum

Memorably illustrated tale of Dorothy's move to Oz. Entertaining fantasy introduces the amusingly bizarre Cuttenclips, Wogglebug, Grand Gallipoot, and the Flutterbudgets. 105 black-and-white illustrations.

The Emerald City of Oz

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The Patchwork Girl of Oz

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Last Oz book and one of the best. Glinda and the Wizard fight an evil witch to save Dorothy and Princess Ozma. Numerous black-and-white illustrations, 12 color plates by John R. Neill.

Glinda of Oz

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Safe People

Jim Smoke

Growing Through Divorce

Henri J. M. Nouwen

Life of the Beloved

Phillip C. McGraw

Life Strategies

Alexander McCall Smith

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Ross W. Greene

The Explosive Child

Kate Chopin; Emily Toth

A Vocation and a Voice

Elizabeth George

A Moment on the Edge

Eric Lee

Operation Basalt

Ruth Mellinkoff

The Mark of Cain

Karen L. King

The Gospel of Mary of Magdala

Gary Mead

The Doughboys

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Treasury of Fantasy

Frances Gies

The Knight in History

Edited by Isaac Asimov

Hugo winners 1976-1979

H. W. Kaufmann; J. E. Kaufmann; Robert M. Jurga

Fortress Third Reich

Mike Spick

Aces of the Reich

Ernle Bradford

Siege

Geoffrey James

Business Wisdom of the Electronic Elite

Antony Beevor

Ardennes 1944

Nic Fields

Warlords of Republican Rome

L. Frank. Baum

The Emerald City of Oz

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The Patchwork Girl of Oz

L. Frank. Baum

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