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The Lord of the Rings. 3 Vol. Set by J.R.R. Tolkien

Three-volume paperback edition featuring cover art more...6 points

Three-volume paperback edition featuring cover art from the film.One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind themIn ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, The Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth still it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell, by cha...6 points

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her sma more...4 points

It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger."Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly stranger told them. "I just got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me sit down for a moment, and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of ways, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract."A tesseract (in case the reader doesn't know) i...4 points

The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton

Written over forty years ago, S. E. Hinton's class more...3 points

Written over forty years ago, S. E. Hinton's classic story of the struggle between the Socs and the Greasers remains as powerful today as it was the day it was written, and it is taught in schools nationwide. Now available in a great new package with an improved trim size, a stunning new cover, and bonus material. Designed with classroom use in mind, the new edition will maintain the same pagination as the previous edition.3 points

The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, Book 1) by James Patterson

Characters based on James Patterson's internationa more...2 points

Characters based on James Patterson's international bestsellers When the Wind Blows and The Lake House are re-invented in Maximum Ride and are launched on the ultimate action-packed adventure full of humor and suspense. Fourteen-year-old Maximum Ride, better known as Max, knows what it's like to soar above the world. She and all the members of the "Flock"--Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman and Angel--are just like ordinary kids--only they have wings and can fly. It may seem like a dream come true to som...2 points

Watership Down: A Novel by Richard Adams

A phenomenal worldwide bestseller for over thirty more...2 points

A phenomenal worldwide bestseller for over thirty years, Richard Adams's Watership Down is a timeless classic and one of the most beloved novels of all time. Set in England's Downs, a once idyllic rural landscape, this stirring tale of adventure, courage and survival follows a band of very special creatures on their flight from the intrusion of man and the certain destruction of their home. Led by a stouthearted pair of brothers, they journey forth from their native Sandleford Warren through the...2 points

Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons (Ologies) by Ernest Drake, Dugald Steer

Dragonology is presented as a faux-scholarly book more...2 points

Dragonology is presented as a faux-scholarly book with everything you ever wanted to know about dragons. Purporting to be the actual writings of English Dragonologist, Dr. Ernest Drake, this book is filled with exquisite illustrations, fascinating faux-facts, a dragon alphabet, runes to decipher, lift-up flaps, and maps to explore. Covering everything from dragon habitats, physiology and behavior to finding, tracking, taming, and flying them. A really fun book for the Harry Potter crowd and anyo...2 points

Dracula (Enriched Classics Series) by Bram Stoker

A true masterwork of storytelling, Dracula has tra more...2 points

A true masterwork of storytelling, Dracula has transcended generation, language, and culture to become one of the most popular novels ever written. It is a quintessential tale of suspense and horror, boasting one of the most terrifying characters ever born in literature: Count Dracula, a tragic, night-dwelling specter who feeds upon the blood of the living, and whose diabolical passions prey upon the innocent, the helpless, and the beautiful. But Dracula also stands as a bleak allegorical saga o...2 points

Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell

Margaret Mitchell's epic novel of love and war won more...2 points

Margaret Mitchell's epic novel of love and war won the Pulitzer Prize and went on to give rise to two authorized sequels and one of the most popular and celebrated movies of all time. Many novels have been written about the Civil War and its aftermath. None take us into the burning fields and cities of the American South as Gone With the Wind does, creating haunting scenes and thrilling portraits of characters so vivid that we remember their words and feel their fear and hunger for the rest of o...2 points

1984 by George Orwell

The George Orwell classic with an afterword and bi more...2 points

The George Orwell classic with an afterword and bibliography.2 points

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley's tour de force, Brave New World is more...2 points

Aldous Huxley's tour de force, Brave New World is a darkly satiric vision of a "utopian" future&#8212where humans are genetically bred and pharmaceutically anesthetized to passively serve a ruling order. A powerful work of speculative fiction that has enthralled and terrified readers for generations, it remains remarkably relevant to this day as both a warning to be heeded as we head into tomorrow and as thought-provoking, satisfying entertainment. 2 points

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) by J. K. Rowling

Readers beware. The brilliant, breathtaking conclu more...1 point

Readers beware. The brilliant, breathtaking conclusion to J.K. Rowling's spellbinding series is not for the faint of heart--such revelations, battles, and betrayals await in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows that no fan will make it to the end unscathed. Luckily, Rowling has prepped loyal readers for the end of her series by doling out increasingly dark and dangerous tales of magic and mystery, shot through with lessons about honor and contempt, love and loss, and right and wrong. Fear not, y...1 point

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he cant seem to f more...1 point

Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he cant seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worsePercy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. Percys mom decides its time that he knew the truth about where he came from. She sends Percy to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery u...1 point

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh (Aladdin Fantasy) by Robert C. O'Brien

Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small child more...1 point

Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, is faced with a terrible problem. She must move her family to their summer quarters immediately, or face almost certain death. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia and must not be moved. Fortunately, she encounters the rats of NIMH, an extraordinary breed of highly intelligent creatures, who come up with a brilliant solution to her dilemma. And Mrs. Frisby in turn renders them a great service.1 point

The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon

Winner of the first John Newbery Medal, this renow more...1 point

Winner of the first John Newbery Medal, this renowned classic is now updated for the millennium. First published in 1921 and translated since into eighteen languages, The Story of Mankind has charmed generations of readers with its warmth, simplicity, and wisdom. Beginning with the origins of human life and sweeping forward to illuminate all of history, Hendrik Willem van Loon's ability to convey history as a fascinating tale of adventure has endeared this book to countless readers and has attai...1 point

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key (Joey Pigza Books) by Jack Gantos

Joey Pigza can't sit still. He can't pay attention more...1 point

Joey Pigza can't sit still. He can't pay attention, he can't follow the rules, and he can't help it -- especially when his meds aren't working. Joey's had problems ever since he was born, problems just like his dad and grandma have. And whether he's wreaking havoc on a class trip or swallowing his house key, Joey's problems are getting worse. In fact, his behavior is so off the wall that his teachers are threatening to send him to the special-ed center downtown. Joey knows he's really a good kid...1 point

I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away by Bill Bryson

After living in Britain for two decades, Bill Brys more...1 point

After living in Britain for two decades, Bill Bryson recently moved back to the United States with his English wife and four children (he had read somewhere that nearly 3 million Americans believed they had been abducted by aliens--as he later put it, "it was clear my people needed me").  They were greeted by a new and improved America that boasts microwave pancakes, twenty-four-hour dental-floss hotlines, and the staunch conviction that ice is not a luxury item. Delivering the brilliant comic m...1 point

His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) by Philip Pullman

Now, for the first time, the HIS DARK MATERIALS Tr more...1 point

Now, for the first time, the HIS DARK MATERIALS Trilogy is available in a trade paperback edition. All three books in the His Dark Materials trilogy-- THE GOLDEN COMPASS, THE SUBTLE KNIFE, and THE AMBER SPYGLASS--are available in a new complete boxed set featuring the trade paperbacks. New material is available in all three books: The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife feature black-and-white chapter-opening art by Philip Pullman himself; The Amber Spyglass features chapter-opening quotes from....1 point

The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure by Hans Magnus Enzensberger

The international best-seller that makes mathemati more...1 point

The international best-seller that makes mathematics a thrilling exploration.In twelve dreams, Robert, a boy who hates math, meets a Number Devil, who leads him to discover the amazing world of numbers: infinite numbers, prime numbers, Fibonacci numbers, numbers that magically appear in triangles, and numbers that expand without . As we dream with him, we are taken further and further into mathematical theory, where ideas eventually take flight, until everyone-from those who fumble over fraction...1 point

Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle

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Holy Bible: New American Standard Bible (NASB)

The New American Standard Bible has been widely ac more...1 point

The New American Standard Bible has been widely acclaimed as "the most literally accurate translation" from the original languages. Millions of people, students, scholars, pastors, missionaries, and laypersons alike, have trusted the NASB, learning from it and applying it to the challenges of their daily lives. Vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure have been carefully translated for greater understanding and smoother reading.1 point

The Giver by Lois Lowry

When Jonas turns 12, he is singled out to receive more...1 point

When Jonas turns 12, he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver--who alone holds memories of pain and pleasure in life. Now there can be no turning back from the truth. Paperback.1 point

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore

The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as ha more...1 point

The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God, the missing years -- except Biff, the Messiah's best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in the divinely hilarious yet heartfelt work "reminiscent of Vonnegut and Douglas Adams" (Philadelphia Inquirer). Verily, the story Biff has to tell is a miraculous one, filled with remarkable journeys, magic...1 point

My Mother's Shoes by Elizabeth Jean Allen

A Ten-Year-Old Mystery . Was It Murder? Lynette O' more...1 point

A Ten-Year-Old Mystery . Was It Murder? Lynette O'Reilly loved a scandal, especially if she was in the middle of it. She collected and discarded husbands and lovers with a speed that rivaled the lead car at the Indy 500. When she took off, the men bemoaned the loss, women lifted a prayer of thanksgiving, and the gossips donned black and went into mourning. When Lynette's purse and her shoes are unearthed up at the new construction site, Annie Natali knew her mother was dead, murdered ten years a...1 point

Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) by Christopher Paolini

Fifteen-year-old Eragon believes that he is merely more...0 points

Fifteen-year-old Eragon believes that he is merely a poor farm boy-until his destiny as a Dragon Rider is revealed. Gifted with only an ancient sword, a loyal dragon, and sage advice from an old storyteller, Eragon is soon swept into a dangerous tapestry of magic, glory, and power. Now his choices could save-or destroy-the Empire."An authentic work of great talent."-The New York Times Book Review"Christopher Paolini make[s] literary magic with his precocious de...0 points

Perfume by Patrick Suskind

An acclaimed bestseller and international sensatio more...0 points

An acclaimed bestseller and international sensation, Patrick Suskind's classic novel provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man's indulgence in his greatest passion-his sense of smell-leads to murder.In the slums of eighteenth-century France, the infant Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift-an absolute sense of smell. As a boy, he lives to decipher the odors of Paris, and apprentices himself to a prominent perfumer who teaches him the ancient art of...0 points

The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman

"Wake up, sir. We're here." It's a simpl more...0 points

"Wake up, sir. We're here." It's a simple enough opening line--althoughnot many would have guessed back in 1991 thatthis would lead to one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comics of the second half of the century.In Preludes and Nocturnes, Neil Gaiman weaves the story of a man interested in capturing the physical manifestation of Death but who instead captures the King of Dreams. By Gaiman's own admission there's a lot in this first collection that is awkward and ungainly--which is n...0 points

ABC Murders: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries) by Agatha Christie

Alice Ascher, a shopkeeper in Andover, is bludgeon more...0 points

Alice Ascher, a shopkeeper in Andover, is bludgeoned to death at her place of work. Next to die is Miss Bernard in Bexhill, then Mr. Clarke in Churston. More disturbing than the alphabetic sequence of the killings or the ABC Railway guide that the killer leaves at the scene of each crime are the taunting notes Hercule Poirot receives each time the killer is about to strike again. It is one of Poirot's most challenging cases yet.0 points

Taking Wing (Star Trek: Titan, Book 1) by Michael A. Martin, Andy Mangels

THE BEGINNING OF A NEW STAR TREK ® ODYSSEYAfter a more...0 points

THE BEGINNING OF A NEW STAR TREK ® ODYSSEYAfter almost a decade of strife against foes such as the Borg, the Cardassians, the Klingons, and the Dominion, the United Federation of Planets is at the dawn of a new era. Starfleet is renewing its mission of peaceful exploration, diplomacy, and the expansion of knowledge. Among the starships spearheading that endeavor is the U.S.S. Titan, commanded by Captain William T. Riker and manned by the most biologically varied and culturally diverse crew in St...0 points

The FairTax Book: Saying Goodbye to the Income Tax and the IRS by Neal Boortz, John Linder

Wouldn't you love to abolish the IRS, keep all the more...0 points

Wouldn't you love to abolish the IRS, keep all the money in your paycheck, pay taxes on what you spend, not what you earn, & eliminate all the fraud, hassle, and waste of our current system? Then the FairTax is for you.0 points

Graffiti World: Street Art from Five Continents by Nicholas Ganz

Ever since anonymous spray-can art began appearing more...0 points

Ever since anonymous spray-can art began appearing on city walls in New York and Philadelphia in the late 1960s, graffiti has been a ubiquitous presence in the urban landscape, its artists largely unsung heroes. As hip-hop culture spread from America, graffiti became a worldwide phenomenon, emerging in the 1980s as the symbolic artistic language of young people everywhere and one of the most potent influences on youth-oriented marketing and design. With more than 2,000 illustrations by over 150....0 points

The Stand: Expanded Edition: For the First Time Complete and Uncut (Signet) by Stephen King

It's the end of the world... as only Stephen king more...0 points

It's the end of the world... as only Stephen king could imagine it. Humanity has been all but wiped out by a lethal virus. But the survivors are divided by light and darkness, and must face a final battle that will decide the fate of more than their lives: their very souls...0 points

The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait by Frida Kahlo

Published in its entirety, Frida Kahlo's amazing i more...0 points

Published in its entirety, Frida Kahlo's amazing illustrated journal documents the last ten years of her turbulent life. These passionate, often surprising, intimate records, kept under lock and key for some 40 years in Mexico, reveal many new dimensions in the complex personal life of this remarkable Mexican artist. The 170-page journal contains the artist's thoughts, poems, and dreams-many reflecting her stormy relationship with her husband, artist Diego Rivera-along with 70 mesmerizing waterc...0 points

A Tough Guide to Fantasyland (Gollancz) by Diana Wynne Jones

Both a hilarious send-up of the clich s of the gen more...1 point

Both a hilarious send-up of the clich s of the genre and an indispensable guide for writers, The Tough Guide to Fantasyland has been impossible to find for years. This is Diana Wynne Jones at her very best: incisive, funny, and wildly imaginative. This is the definitive edition of The Tough Guide, featuring a new map, an entirely new design, and additional material written for it by Diana Wynne Jones.1 point

A Picture Is Worth 1000 Words: Image-Driven Story Prompts and Excercises for Writers by Phillip Sexton

The old saying is true. A picture IS worth one tho more...1 point

The old saying is true. A picture IS worth one thousand words. And if you're a writer in need of inspiration, it's also the key to creating an endless number of stories while honing your craft. Inside, you'll find more than 110 intriguing photos. Each photo is paired with a thought-provoking writing prompt. Together, they'll help you break through writer's block, generate hundreds of story ideas, and improve your writing ability. Many prompts are geared toward specific elements of the craft, en...1 point

No Plot? No Problem!: A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days by Chris Baty

Chris Baty, motivator extraordinaire and instigato more...0 points

Chris Baty, motivator extraordinaire and instigator of a wildly successful writing revolution, spells out the secrets of writing-and finishing-a novel. Every fall, thousands of people sign up for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), which Baty founded, determined to (a) write that novel or (b) finish that novel in-kid you not-30 days. Now Baty puts pen to paper himself to share the secrets of success. With week-specific overviews, pep "talks," and essential survival tips...0 points

The Writer's Digest Sourcebook for Building Believable Characters by Marc McCutcheon

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Description & Setting: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting a Believable World of People, Places, and Events (Write Great Fiction) by Ron Rozelle

For a story to be successful, it must come alive o more...0 points

For a story to be successful, it must come alive on the page. With Description & Setting, writers learn how to make every detail count as they create believable people, places and events. Another book in the popular Write Great Fiction series, this valuable reference: -Shows writers how to master the challenging--and often overlooked--subjects of description and setting -Offers hands-on action-and-results exercises that allow readers to incorporate lessons into their own work -Provides busy writ...0 points

In Rainbows

TENTATIVE TRACKLIST: "15 Step" - 3:57 &q more...1 point

TENTATIVE TRACKLIST: "15 Step" - 3:57 "Bodysnatchers" - 4:02 "Nude" - 4:15 "Weird Fishes/Arpeggi" - 5:18 "All I Need" - 3:48 "Faust Arp" - 2:09 "Reckoner" - 4:50 "House of Cards" - 5:28 "Jigsaw Falling into Place" - 4:09 "Videotape" - 4:391 point

The Beatles (The White Album)

Better known as the "White Album," this more...1 point

Better known as the "White Album," this was meant to be the record that brought them back to earth after three years of studio experimentation. Instead, it took them all over the place, continuing to burst the envelope of pop music. Lennon and McCartney were still at the height of their powers, with Lennon in particular growing into one of rock's towering figures. But even McCartney could still rock, and the amazement on "Helter Skelter" was that he had vocal cords at the end. From Beach Boys kn...1 point

La Conquistadora

Riding the buzz of an hour-long feature on rock ic more...1 point

Riding the buzz of an hour-long feature on rock icon Dave Marsh's Sirius radio show and one of the most critically-acclaimed showcases at 2008 South By Southwest, the Krayolas feature their Tex-Mex/Beatles sound on LA CONQUISTADORA. All the ingredients are there - Vox organ from Texas music legend Augie Meyers and liner notes from Chicano scribe John Phillip Santos. The Krayolas have picked up where they left off in the '80s with a string of regional hits but have gone a step further with head-t...1 point

Origin of Symmetry

After 2004's U.S. breakthrough success for U.K. fa more...1 point

After 2004's U.S. breakthrough success for U.K. favorite Muse, the band's second album, 2001's Origin of Symmetry, finally earns its stateside release. Last yeasr's Absolution and major performances across the country won legions of American fans for the band that was the prestigious closing act at London's V2004 Festival. Now these new fans can experience an earlier Muse with Origin of Symmetry.1 point

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Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out

One of the triplet daughters of legendary jazz bas more...0 points

One of the triplet daughters of legendary jazz bassist Charlie Haden, Petra grew up in a world of music. At a young age, she developed a remarkable talent to perfectly mimick the sounds of instruments she was hearing around the house from Captain Kagaroo to the Cocteau Twins. She developed complex arrangements in her head and could interpret all sorts of songs. Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out is the latest chapter in the always provocative, often unpredictable yet never less than fascinating...0 points

Juno

Fox Searchlight Picture's December 2007 coming-of- more...0 points

Fox Searchlight Picture's December 2007 coming-of-age comedy Juno, directed by Jason Reitman (Thank You For Smoking). The narrative centers on whip-smart Juno (Ellen Page, in a breakthrough role), a teenage girl faced with an unplanned pregnancy from an afternoon with the charmingly unassuming Bleeker (Michael Cera). Juno finds her unborn baby the perfect set of parents in Mark and Vanessa Loring (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner), an affluent suburban couple who are eager to adopt. Along...0 points

Mothership

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B.R.M.C.

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No Description AvailableNo Track Information AvailableMedia Type: CDArtist: BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUBTitle: BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUBStreet Release Date: 04/03/2001b>DomesticGenre: ROCK/POP0 points

Finding Forrester

Finding Forrester could have been a shallow varian more...1 point

Finding Forrester could have been a shallow variant of The Karate Kid, congratulating itself for featuring a 16-year-old black kid from the South Bronx who's a brilliant scholar-athlete. Instead, director Gus Van Sant plays it matter-of-fact and totally real, casting a nonactor (Rob Brown) as Jamal, a basketball player and gifted student whose writing talent is nurtured by a famously reclusive author. William Forrester (Sean Connery) became a literary icon four decades earlier with a Pulitzer-wi...1 point

Shakespeare in Love (Miramax Collector's Series)

When Will Shakespeare needs passionate inspiration more...1 point

When Will Shakespeare needs passionate inspiration to break a bad case of writer's block, a secret romance with beautiful Lady Viola starts the words flowing like never before.Genre: Feature Film-ComedyRating: RRelease Date: 3-MAY-2005Media Type: DVD1 point

Capote

In 1959 Truman Capote a popular writer for The New more...0 points

In 1959 Truman Capote a popular writer for The New Yorker learns about the horrific and senseless murder of a family of four in Halcomb Kansas. Inspired by the story material Capote and his partner Harper Lee travel to the town to research for an article. However as Capote digs deeper into the story he is inspired to expand the project into what would be his greatest work In Cold Blood. To that end he arranges extensive interviews with the prisoners especially with Perry Smith a quiet and articu...0 points

Misery (Collector's Edition)

A "heart-stopping psychological thriller" more...0 points

A "heart-stopping psychological thriller" (Joel Siegel) this Academy AwardÂ(r)-winning* film is "one of the best horror movies" (Time) ever. Adapted from a Stephen King story by OscarÂ(r)-winning** screenwriter William Goldman (All the President's Men) and directed by Rob Reiner (A Few Good Men), this chiller starring Kathy Bates (Titanic) and James Caan (The Godfather), is "a Hitchcockian kind of cat-and-mouse" (The New York Times) gameplayed between two cunning mindsone as sharp as a tack and....0 points

The Shining (Two-Disc Special Edition)

?Heeeeere?s Johnny!? In a macabre masterpiece adap more...0 points

?Heeeeere?s Johnny!? In a macabre masterpiece adapted from Stephen King?s novel, Jack Nicholson falls prey to forces haunting a snowbound mountain resort with a macabre history.0 points