Product Description: Inspired by the timeless poetry of ancient Japan, 'Song of the Nightingale' tells the fictional tale of Lady Nyo and her samurai warrior husband, Lord Nyo. With a deft juxtaposition of prose and poetry, Jane Kohut-Bartels' vivid storytelling will transport the reader on a journey of secrets, subterfuges, quarrels, despair, love, dreams, miracles and, ultimately, redemption...read more

Product Description: "Riders on the Storm" is a humorous novel about two storm chasers who inadvertently become very famous. The next season, they reluctantly agree to participate in a BBC documentary, which will air live footage of them in the field...read more

Product Description: With the flash of gunpowder. Nevas life and destiny was changing fast. Four lay dead at her feet, she couldnt confront the police or those after the money. Leaves London with a street urchin in tow.

Product Description: In the heyday of Prohibition, Ada made her fortune in running whiskey, her secret known only to a few. Should she reveal it to another? Includes three non related short stories.

Product Description: Closing years of World War II, Rosalind and William left the Social Life of Boston, settling in the mist of Amish Country. Includes five non related short stories.

Product Description: Seeing the mid-night mystery train all her life, it was time for Margaret to go aboard. Her excitement was shattered by the danger, assassins and conflict. Not what she expected.

Two teen nannies--Liz Braun and Adrienne Lewis--learn the dangers of losing old boyfriends and gaining new ones in the glamorous but deceptive world of the rich and powerful. Reprint.

Product Description: Specifically focuses on bookends, paperweights, and animal figures. Identifies and catalogs over 250 items in over 300 color photos and/or drawings. There is a complete price guide, a chapter on fakes and reproductions, a discussion of Rookwood marks, and an extensive index for easy reference...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

'The first edition, published in 1971, served for the past three decades as the most comprehensive reference source on education. The revised version proves a worthy successor. Its eight volumes contain over 850 articles written or reworked by more than 1,000 contributors. Nearly every article has been completely rewritten, with many new topics added. The six appendixes include information on achievement tests, state departments of education, legislation and court cases important to the field of education, and a 138-page index.'--'The Top 20 Reference Titles of the Year,' American Libraries, May 2004.Presents more than eight hundred articles on education in the United States and the rest of the world, including such topics as elementary and higher education, organizations, teacher preparation, and educational policy.

Presents illustrations and descriptions of four miniature houses which capture periods from the eighteenth and twentieth centuries with their decor, and also examines the history of the dolls that have live in these types of houses from the seventeenth century to the present