Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 March 19, 1950) has obtained lasting fame for his works about the jungle hero Tarzan, and also for the heroic Mars adventurer John Carter, but he was a voluminous writer who also wrote in many other genres as well. Burroughs famously got started out of disdain for others writings, noting, "...if people were paid for writing rot such as I read in some of those magazines, that I could write stories just as rotten. As a matter of fact, although I had never ……続きを見る
<p>Count the different foods you’ll make when cooking with nonna! Perfect for 1st grade students, this book teaches these 7 high-frequency words from Fry’s First 100 words list: she, I, the, and, more, made, and to. The short sentences and clear images support the text to help with memorization. The rebus pictures and simple text build grade 1 reading comprehension in a format that is appealing to children. Beginning readers will learn the essential sight words and gain confidence as they le……続きを見る
<p>"Heal Your Heart combines the best of ancient spiritual wisdom and the best of modern nutrition to provide a holistic program for real living." -- Morton T. Kelsey, Professor Emeritus, University of Notre Dame Author of The Other Side of Silence and God,Dreams, and Revelation</p> <p>"Kitty Rosati offers the range of information and wisdom needed for long-term lifestyle changes. It's so nice to see a dietary book extend beyond nutrition and inspire the reader." -- Gerald G. Jampolsky, ……続きを見る
<p><strong>NATIONAL BESTSELLER ? In this ambitious, rich vampire novel of vision and power, the indomitable vampire hero, Lestat de Lioncourt, returns ... caught up in an urgent and fundamental quest to understand the origins of the Undead and the deeper meanings of existence for both mortals and immortals.</strong></p> <p>“In my dreams, I saw a city fall into the sea . . . And all the world was shaken . . .”</p> <p>Now Lestat, Prince of the vast tribe of the undead, finds himsel……続きを見る
<p><strong>PRAISE FOR PATRICIA RICE:</strong><br /> "Rice writes stories with so much attention to detail the characters truly seem to come to life... [an] enchanting concoction of magic, suspense, and an unlikely love. STARRED REVIEW" - <em>Booklist</em></p> <p>High-powered producer Dylan “Oz” Oswin is desperate to find his kidnapped son. In fact, he’s willing to believe anything, including a mysterious e-mail that causes him to track down a former child singing sensation who ……続きを見る
<p><strong>“A romantic time travel story with a Solstice twist. An unexpected time leap (courtesy of a bit of Solstice magic) brings a woman the love she’d thought was impossible -- but will she stay more than a century in the past?”</strong></p> <p>Who needs a man in their life? I don’t. I’ve thrown myself into my job as a docent at the historic Danforth Ranch -- leading tours in a delightfully swishy Victorian costume, regaling tourists with true tales of Carson Valley in the 1880s……続きを見る
<p><strong><em>NEW YORK TIMES</em> BESTSELLER ? From the beloved author of the Vampire Chronicles, the second installation of her spellbinding Mayfair Chroniclesーthe inspiration for the hit television series!</strong></p> <p><strong>“[Anne] Rice’s descriptive writing is so opulent it almost begs to be read by candlelight.”ー<em>The Washington Post Book World</em></strong></p> <p>In seventeenth-century Scotland, the first “witch,” Suzanne of the Mayfair, conjured up t……続きを見る
<p>Having completed the two cycles of legend to which she has devoted her career so far, Anne Rice gives us now her most ambitious and courageous book, a novel about the early years of CHRIST THE LORD, based on the Gospels and on the most respected New Testament scholarship.</p> <p>The book’s power derives from the passion its author brings to the writing and the way in which she summons up the voice, the presence, the words of Jesus who tells the story.</p>画面が切り替わりますので、し……続きを見る
<p>Where does our food come from? The history of farming provides much "food for thought." In the past, farmers used natural farming methods, but modern inventions like pesticides and GMOs have changed farming--and the food we eat. Today, a natural food revolution is taking place. Learn how organic farming is good for the Earth, good for the plants--and good for all the living things that eat them! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text……続きを見る