Title search results
Showing 61 - 80 of 8354 items
Six dots: a story of young Louis Braille
By Jen Bryant, Boris Kulikov. 2016
A narrative biography of Louis Braille, who lost his sight as a young child while playing in his father's workshop.…
After being exposed to coded military messages at the Royal School for the Blind in Paris, Louis invented his own alphabet--a system for writing using six dots. For grades K-3. 2016Jungleland: a mysterious lost city, a WWII spy, and a true story of deadly adventure
By Christopher S. Stewart. 2013
Journalist recounts his 2008 search for the lost city of Ciudad Blanca in Central America. Discusses studying the 1940 expedition…
journals of American spy Theodore Morde, who claimed to have found the city. Compares Morde's journey with his own. Young adult appeal. 2013Biography of Marie Curie (1867-1934), a dedicated scientist who became the first woman to win two Nobel Prizes. Describes her…
childhood in Poland, university education in Paris, pioneering research on radioactivity, and use of X-rays to help wounded soldiers. Places her achievements in historical contexts. For grades 4-7. 2006Spain or shine (S.A.S.S. : Students Across the Seven Seas)
By Michelle Jellen. 2005
At home in California, sixteen-year-old Elena Holloway feels overshadowed by her siblings. But then she spends a semester in Spain…
living with a Spanish family, studying playwriting, and flirting with Miguel, an attractive local boy. For grades 6-9. 2005United Kingdom (Countries of the World)
By Rachel Bean. 2007
An overview of the country comprising England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Describes the region's climate, geography, plants and animals,…
history, culture, government, and economy. Includes a glossary of common Welsh phrases. For grades 3-6. 2007Germany (National Geographic Countries of the World)
By Henry Russell. 2007
An overview of this central European country. Describes Germany's geography, plants and animals, government, economy, sports, family life, school system,…
culture, and history, including events such as World War II and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Includes a glossary of common German phrases. For grades 3-6. 2007Italy (Countries of the World)
By Robert Anderson. 2006
An overview of this southern European nation. Describes Italy's geography, weather, plants and animals, history, government, holidays, family life, economy,…
and culture. Includes a glossary of common Italian phrases. For grades 3-6. 2006On monsters: an unnatural history of our worst fears
By Stephen T. Asma. 2009
Philosophy professor probes Western perceptions, phobias, and self-preservation instincts to examine the cultural and conceptual history of monsters. Describes strange…
animal encounters and manifestations in ancient and medieval times, and expounds on the biblical and scientific explanations of these creatures. Includes observations of humankind's psychological demons. 2009Life after death: the burden of proof
By Deepak Chopra. 2006
Doctor explores scientific discoveries and ancient religious traditions to address the subject of the afterlife. Posits that life and death…
are not separated by an impassable wall and that a person can shape what happens after death. 2006The revenge of Gaia: earth's climate in crisis and the fate of humanity
By James Lovelock. 2006
British scientist who originated the Gaia hypothesis that Earth is a superorganism assesses the impact of human activity on the…
planet. Lovelock supports a transition to nuclear energy and advocates preparation for inevitable climate and social changes in the twenty-first century as a result of global warming. 2006Falling palace: a romance of Naples
By Dan Hofstadter. 2005
American author recounts his first visit to Naples, Italy, as a teenager, when he fell in love with the city…
and with Benedetta, one of its enigmatic denizens. Describes the architecture, festivals, café life, and locals he encountered then and during subsequent visits while pursuing the mysterious young Benedetta. 2005A child's Christmas in Wales (New Directions paperbook #972)
By Dylan Thomas. 2003
Booking passage: we Irish & Americans
By Thomas Lynch. 2005
Essays relating the visits of American poet Thomas Lynch to the home of his ancestors in County Clare, Ireland, where,…
beginning in 1970, he became acquainted with his elderly cousins and their way of life. Lynch describes Irish people, politics, and traditions he's encountered over the past three decades. 2005Self-working mental magic: 67 foolproof mind-reading tricks (Dover Magic Bks.)
By Karl Fulves. 1979
Magic writer presents seemingly impossible but easy-to-perform mental feats that require little practice or supernormal dexterity. Includes instant ESP, mind…
reading with cards, mind-over-matter tricks, psychic secrets, book tests, and the use of confederates. 1979Cagliostro, le dernier alchimiste
By Iain McCalman. 2005
"Mozart en fit son Zarastro de La Flûte enchantée, Alexandre Dumas son Joseph Balsamo, Goethe son Faust. Catherine II le…
chassa de Russie, Napoléon le tenait pour responsable de la Révolution française, Casanova le faisait suivre, Louis XVI l'embastilla à la suite de l'affaire du Collier... Grand guérisseur mystique pour les uns, dangereux charlatan pour les autres, le destin de Cagliostro épousa et influença celui de l'Europe entière. L'historien Iain McCalman nous le conte à travers sept épisodes-clefs : le franc-maçon, le nécromancien, le chaman, le copte, le prophète, le rajeunisseur, l'hérétique. Adoré puis haï des plus grands souverains d'Europe, c'est finalement son rôle dans la secte des Illuminati qui le conduira à sa perte..." -- 4e de couvCity of the soul: a walk in Rome (Crown Journeys Ser.)
By William Murray. 2002
Longtime resident presents an intimate walking tour of this ancient city. Murray's tour illuminates the history and legend behind famous…
sites like the Pantheon, the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, and the Piazza di Spagna. The guide also connects past to present by revealing modern Rome's hotels, shopping areas, restaurants, and cafes. 2002Haunted castle on Hallows Eve
By Mary Pope Osborne. 2003
After climbing into their magic tree house, Jack and Annie are invited by master magician Merlin to King Arthur's realm…
where invisible beings, giant ravens, and haunted spells have put a duke's castle in an uproar on Halloween night. For grades 2-4. 2003Richard Wagamese selected: What Comes from Spirit
By Richard Wagamese. 2021
Richard Wagamese, one of Canada's most celebrated Indigenous authors and storytellers, was a writer of breathtaking honesty and inspiration. Always…
striving to be a better, stronger person, Wagamese shared his journey through writing, encouraging others to do the same. Following the success of Embers, which has sold almost seventy thousand copies since its release in 2016, this new collection of Wagamese's non-fiction works, with an introduction by Drew Hayden Taylor, brings together more of the prolific author's short writings, many for the first time in print, and celebrates his ability to inspire. Drawing from Wagamese's essays and columns, along with preserved social media and blog posts, this beautifully designed volume is a tribute to Wagamese's literary legacyA year of Sundays: taking the plunge (and our cat) to explore Europe
By Edward D. Webster. 2004
Recounts author's year-long 1997 European trip with his visually impaired, menopausal wife, Marguerite, and sixteen-year-old cat, Felicia. Describes putting careers…
on hold to realize their dream and embarking "on a quest for adventure," exploring eateries, tourist destinations, and romantic locales in France, Greece, Holland, Spain, Germany, Italy, and Austria. 2004The only astrology book you'll ever need
By Joanna Martine Woolfolk. 1982
Astrology columnist updates her 1982 work on the movement of celestial bodies and their possible influence on humanity. Describes the…
various Sun and Moon signs, placement of the planets, the twelve zodiac houses, and the mechanics of setting up a birth chart. 2001