Posted: August 12th, 2008, 9:42pm CEST by MTREDNECK
For Grades 3-6
In this sequel to I Was a Sixth Grade Alien (Minstrel, 1999), Pleskit just wants to fit in with his friend Tim and the other kids in Ms. Weintraub's sixth-grade class-not an easy task for a purple-skinned visitor from Planet Hevi-Hevi. First, there's the bewildering Earthling lingo where words like "cool" don't always refer to temperature. Then, there's Ms. Buttsman, the earth-protocol officer who has rigid ideas about proper alien behavior. Worst of all, the class bully makes Pleskit and Tim his prime targets. In self-defense, they "borrow" a Molecule Compactor from the alien's dad, planning to shrink Jordan down to size. Unfortunately, when the machine fires, Tim and Ms. Weintraub are in the way, and are shrunk to matchbox size-just as an interplanetary terrorist takes the rest of the class hostage. In a clever combination of alien geometry and human gymnastics, Pleskit and the tiny pair defeat the terrorist, save the class, and get even with Jordan at the same time. The broad humor is aimed squarely at middle-grade readers-complete with body noises, wordplay, and weird alien foods and customs. This lighthearted science-fiction entry manages to make some telling points about individuality and the value of accepting people for themselves.
Posted: August 12th, 2008, 9:42pm CEST by MTREDNECK
For Grades 3-6
In this sequel to I Was a Sixth Grade Alien (Minstrel, 1999), Pleskit just wants to fit in with his friend Tim and the other kids in Ms. Weintraub's sixth-grade class-not an easy task for a purple-skinned visitor from Planet Hevi-Hevi. First, there's the bewildering Earthling lingo where words like "cool" don't always refer to temperature. Then, there's Ms. Buttsman, the earth-protocol officer who has rigid ideas about proper alien behavior. Worst of all, the class bully makes Pleskit and Tim his prime targets. In self-defense, they "borrow" a Molecule Compactor from the alien's dad, planning to shrink Jordan down to size. Unfortunately, when the machine fires, Tim and Ms. Weintraub are in the way, and are shrunk to matchbox size-just as an interplanetary terrorist takes the rest of the class hostage. In a clever combination of alien geometry and human gymnastics, Pleskit and the tiny pair defeat the terrorist, save the class, and get even with Jordan at the same time. The broad humor is aimed squarely at middle-grade readers-complete with body noises, wordplay, and weird alien foods and customs. This lighthearted science-fiction entry manages to make some telling points about individuality and the value of accepting people for themselves.
Posted: August 12th, 2008, 9:42pm CEST by MTREDNECK
When Killashandra Ree joined the mysterious Heptite Guild, she knew that she would be forever changed. Crystal singing brought ecstasy and pain, near-eternal life...and gradual loss of memory. What she hadn't counted on was the loneliness she felt when her heart still remembered what her mind had forgotten. Fortunately, someone still cared enough to try to salvage what was left of Killashandra's mind. But she would have to learn to open herself--to another person, and to all her unpleasant memories.
Posted: August 12th, 2008, 9:42pm CEST by MTREDNECK
With new research and previously unavailable interviews, The Last Campaign provides an intimate and absorbing historical narrative that goes right to the heart of America's deepest despairs and most fiercely held dreams and tells us more than we had understood before about this complicated man and the heightened dramas of his times.
After John F. Kennedy's assassination, Robert Kennedy formerly Jack's no-holds-barred political warrior almost lost hope. He was haunted by his brother's murder, and by the nation's seeming inabilities to solve its problems of race, poverty, and the war in Vietnam. Bobby sensed the country's pain, and when he announced that he was running for president, the country united behind his hopes. Over the action-packed eighty-two days of his campaign, Americans were inspired by Kennedy's promise to lead them toward a better time. And after an assassin's bullet stopped this last great stirring public figure of the 1960s, crowds lined up along the country's railroad tracks to say goodbye to Bobby.
Clarke's The Last Campaign is the definitive account of Robert Kennedy's exhilarating and tragic 1968 campaign for president and a revelatory history that is especially resonant now.
Posted: August 12th, 2008, 9:39pm CEST by MTREDNECK
18 Steps for Starting Your Business | By Pinson, Linda | 221 pages | PDF | 2.67 MB
Starting your own business is always exciting, but it also means that you need to understand and do all of the things that will turn your great idea into a functioning company.With all of the things to be considered (your business name, location, legal structure, business license, seller?s permits, insurance, web site, finance, marketing, etc.), it is easy to feel as if you are going through a maze. This step-by-step guide is thorough, clear, concise, and easy-to-follow.
Linda Pinson has been successfully educating entrepreneurs for more than 20 years. With this book, she has once again provided you with one of the most dependable and informative sources on the market. Packed with the most up-to-date information, forms, examples, and worksheets, this book will guide you patiently through everything you need to start a successful new business. Find the right business for you by matching your skills and interests Decide if it is best to buy a business, start your own company, buy a franchise, or be a social entrepreneur Find out how to get a business license, file a DBA, and get a seller?s permit Name your business, decide on your legal structure, and choose a location See if you qualify for a home-based business Protect your business with insurance, copyrights, trademarks and patents Look at financing options for your business Set up your bookkeeping and plan your cash flow Research your target market and plan your advertising strategy Learn Internet basics and develop a web site for your business Learn the basics of business planning
Posted: August 10th, 2008, 2:59pm CEST by MTREDNECK
Posted: August 10th, 2008, 2:57pm CEST by MTREDNECK
![Undiscovered Country [Unabridged Audiobook] by Lin Enger Kirby Heyborne](http://i38.tinypic.com/2ptnj0h.gif)
Subject(s): Fiction Literature
Number of parts: 8
Duration: 9 hours, 34 minutes
ISBN: 9781415956243
Release date: Jul 08, 2008
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Posted: August 10th, 2008, 2:56pm CEST by MTREDNECK
![Austenland [Unabridged:Audiobook] by Shannon Hale](http://i37.tinypic.com/fk4knq.jpg)
Subject(s): Fiction Romance
Number of parts: 5
Duration: 6 hours, 20 minutes
ISBN: 9780792749516
Release date: Jun 01, 2007
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Jane is a young New York woman who never seems to find the right man--perhaps because of her secret obsession with Mr. Darcy, as played by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. When a wealthy relative bequeaths her a trip to an English resort catering to Austen-obsessed women, however, Jane's fantasies of meeting the perfect Regency-era gentleman suddenly become more real than she ever could have imagined. Is this total immersion in a fake Austenland enough to make Jane kick the Austen obsession for good, or could all her dreams actually culminate in a Mr. Darcy of her own?
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 10:35pm CEST by MTREDNECK
The Complete Book of Questions and Answers is an outstanding learning tool. The topics in this book offer intriguing information that supports what your student is learning in school. People of all ages will pick up fascinating nuggets of information just browsing through this fun, easy-to-understand book.
Posted: August 7th, 2008, 10:35pm CEST by MTREDNECK
The Angel Experiment
read by: Evan Rachel Wood
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 some, but their lives can morph into a living nightmare at any time--like when Angel, the youngest member of the "Flock," is kidnapped and taken back to the "School" where she and the others were genetically engineered by sinister scientists. Her friends brave a journey to Death Valley, CA, to save Angel, but soon enough, they find themselves in yet another nightmare--this one involving fighting off the half-human, half-wolf "Erasers" in New York City. Whether in the treetops of Central Park or in the bowels of the Manhattan subway system, Max and her adopted family take the ride of their lives. Along the way Max discovers from her old friend and father-figure Jeb--now her betrayed and greatest enemy--that her purpose is save the world--but can she?
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 1:13pm CEST by MTREDNECK
What’s the secret to speaking English better? It’s mastery of those tricky idioms and phrases that are so common in English. And learning these idioms and phrases will not only help you speak better, it’ll help you understand Americans better. In this course, you’ll join an American family as they go about their day-to-day lives. Along the way, you will master over 300 of today’s most common English idioms and expressions!
Discover why thousands of students from around the world are turning to Speak English Like an American to improve their everyday English skills…these bestselling book & CD sets are a fun and effective way to improve your English! Ideal for both self-study and classroom use..................
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 1:13pm CEST by MTREDNECK
Get to the Top on Google
Get to the Top on Google: Tips and Techniques to Get Your Site to the Top of the Search Engine Rankings -- and Stay There
Nicholas Brealey Publishing | ISBN: 1857885023 | 2008-05-01 | PDF | 240 pages | 1.3 Mb
Written in a clear, non-technical, style by a leading expert in SEO (search engine optimization), GTTTOG explains techniques and strategies proven to return higher search engine rankings and sales. It addresses all aspects of search engine marketing and includes an assessment of the impact of Web 2.0 on Internet search strategies.
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 1:11pm CEST by MTREDNECK
We waited more than five years for Vista. As you may recall, Windows XP was released with much fanfare in October 2001. But instead of the next Windows version shipping in just a couple of years, as originally expected, Mcft lost its way in the development process. Vista didn't make it to consumers until early 2007......................................
Posted: August 5th, 2008, 1:04pm CEST by MTREDNECK
"If you have a website, plan to get a website or use the internet to grow your sales, then you MUST own a copy of 101 Ways to Promote Your Web Site." by Jeffrey Fox, best-selling author, How to Make Big Money in Your Own Small Business, How to Become a Rainmaker, and How to Become a Marketing Superstar
"Great stuff! Practical, powerful tips on growing sales from your website. Get it!" Randy Gage, author, Prosperity Mind and How to Build a Multi-Level Money Machine....................
Posted: August 1st, 2008, 10:04pm CEST by MTREDNECK
PDF | 2.4 MB
What people say is often very different from what they think or feel. The new, definitive updated version of the million-selling classic BODY LANGUAGE helps you to read others' thoughts by their gestures, with the help of newly commissioned illustrations. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Synopsis
What people say is often very different from what they think or feel. Now, one can learn to read others' thoughts by their gestures. It sounds impossible but body language is easy to pick up, and can tell you if someone is lying, or how to choose a partner and make yourself likeable.
Posted: August 1st, 2008, 9:27pm CEST by MTREDNECK
Having suffered through a string of appalling foster homes (the spitting Cranbepps; scary, toothless Mr. Dreep who locked them in his cellar; and the mean Burgerton boys), 13-year-old orphan Dallas and his twin sister, Florida, have pretty much given up on ever finding a happy home. So when an eccentric older couple enters their lives, providing such adventures as a river expedition, a treasure hunt (of sorts), and a whole lot of remarkable meals: "beat-the-blues broccoli," "anti-cranky crumpets," and "getting-used-to-kids- again stew," the twins take a while to warm up.
Florida's language teems with outrageous, telling negativity--everything is "putrid"--and even dreamy Dallas is inclined to bouts of doubt. But warm up they do, to the continual delight of readers of all ages.
Posted: August 1st, 2008, 9:22pm CEST by MTREDNECK
A well-born Boston beauty, Corinne Barrows has traveled halfway around the world in search of Jared Burkett -- a dashing rogue and a devil; a honey-tongued charmer who seduced and despoiled her. . .and then abandoned the impetuous lady after awakening a need that only he could satisfy.
She has found him on the lush and lovely island of Hawaii. And now Corinne will have the revenge she craves: the total ruin of the blackguard who brought shame and scandal into her life. But Jared still possesses the power to excite her as no man has ever done--even as his own reckless heart is taken captive in their blistering war of wits and will--igniting a fire that could consume them both unless they surrender to it with wild abandon in the heat of the tropic night.
Posted: August 1st, 2008, 9:22pm CEST by MTREDNECK
Kyle Donovan has no desire to risk his life again for the government. But Donovan International has been asked to investigate possible illegal jade trading by the Tang family of Hong Kong. Kyle is to keep an eye on Lianne Blakely, the illegitimate American daughter of Johnny Tang. Meeting her is easy, but he ends up becoming her bodyguard. Sequel to Amber Beach. Explicit descriptions of sex.
Posted: August 1st, 2008, 9:16pm CEST by MTREDNECK
A body is found in a rural town outside London, and the townsfolk easily identify the victim. Yet, who was she, really? No one knows her real name, occupation, or address, much less who would want to kill her. Rhoda Comfrey's death seemed unremarkable; the real mystery was her life. A wallet found in Comfrey's handbag leads Inspector Wexford to Mr. Grenville West, a writer whose plots revel in the blood, thunder, and passion of dramas of old; whose current whereabouts are unclear; and whose curious secretary--the plain Polly Flinders--provides the Inspector with more questions than answers. And when a second Grenville West comes to light, Wexford faces a dizzying array of possible scenarios--and suspects--behind the Comfrey murder.
Brilliantly entertaining, exceptionally crafted, A Sleeping Life evokes the dark realities, half-truths, and flights of fancy that constitute a life.
Posted: August 1st, 2008, 9:15pm CEST by MTREDNECK
Kyle Donovan and a shipment of amber, including a panel from the Russian czar's Amber Room, are missing. His sister, Honor, can't believe Kyle is
guilty. In an effort to locate the amber and clear Kyle, Honor hires Jake Mallory. Each has a reason for finding Kyle, but trusting each other becomes
difficult when romance gets in the way. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller.
