Max Meets the Mayor


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When Max's grandpa drives Max and his brother past City Hall, Max decides he wants to meet the mayor. So his grandpa sets up an appointment with Buffalo's mayor, Byron Brown. But when a blizzard hits Buffalo the night before the appointment, it looks like the meeting may be canceled. Can Max and his grandpa find a way to meet the mayor?




Max Meets the Mayor


Book Description

When Max's grandpa drives Max and his brother past City Hall, Max decides he wants to meet the mayor. So his grandpa sets up an appointment with Buffalo's mayor, Byron Brown. But when a blizzard hits Buffalo the night before the appointment, it looks like the meeting may be canceled. Can Max and his grandpa find a way to meet the mayor?




The Compass of Life


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Once inside, he opened his safe and proceeded to shred each page of his notes on the mutated form of the AIDS virus, which he had been working on for all those years. Then he destroyed all but a syringe full of the microorganism, which he then proceeded to inject into himself through his thigh. A contented feeling passed through his body, as the beginning of his plan advanced without a hassle. Imagine a world where the AIDS virus mutates into a more deadly form that becomes communicable by touch and leaves those it doesn't kill sterile. The top scientists in the world are baffled-and they can't stop it. This nightmarish scenario becomes reality in the year 2241. The remnants of the biological catastrophe caused by FS Syndrome have created a world where any type of intimacy is strictly prohibited. It is here that Susan 170 and Bob 162, two very different people, fall in love with each other. Follow their saga as they attempt the unthinkable possibility of a physical relationship and as they are pursued by two ruthless, unrelenting police officers out to protect society by destroying them. Can the compass of life determine the future of these individuals and this world?




Doing Business in America


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American and Jewish historians have long shied away from the topic of Jews and business. Avoidance patterns grew in part from old, often negative stereotypes that linked Jews with money, and the perceived ease and regularity with which they found success with money, condemning Jews for their desires for wealth and their proclivities for turning a profit. A new, dauntless generation of historians, however, realizes that Jewish business has had and continues to have a profound impact on American culture and development, and patterns of immigrant Jewish exploration of business opportunities reflect internal, communal, Jewish-cultural structures and their relationship to the larger non-Jewish world. As such, they see the subject rightly as a vital and underexplored area of study. Doing Business in America: A Jewish History, edited by Hasia R. Diner, rises to the challenge of taking on the long-unspoken taboo subject, comprising leading scholars and exploring an array of key topics in this important and growing area of research.




Mister Max


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Sequel to: Mister Max: the book of secrets.




Not Like the Others: The Prophecy


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Murder. Something that happens an average of 63 times a day in the United States. Hidden within those deaths are unsolved cases fitting a particular profile. Bodies with severe scarring and drained of blood. Killings of this nature have become cold cases as there has been no evidence left behind. Detective Maxwell Thorn specializes in these cases and has now brought said cases to close in four major cities in the last few years. Having just finished in Atlanta, a string of murders and missing now plagues Boston. Detective Thorn is called to Boston after his most recent victory but not before a new wrinkle develops on his way out of Atlanta. Unknown to the killers, Detective Thorn is a hunter. Not just of criminals but one of the most dangerous predators of humankind. The killer he searches for are unlike most. His predators were created and have been discussed for over 600 years. There is more to his cases and hunting than meets the eye. Max is the last of his kind and will find a prophecy unknown to him hangs over his head. Max will soon face his greatest challenge and discover who has orchestrated the string of murders that have led him to his newest destination is responsible for his previous stops. Hunters have come and gone through the centuries. But Max will uncover his destiny. Will Max be up to this monumental confrontation, or will he fall like all before him? About the Author Born in California but raised in a small town in Alabama, Travis Simmons has had a lifelong need and desire to create. Beginning with new superheroes and wrestlers of his creation to poetry, short stories, and even wrestling booking. Travis has an affinity for vampires and the supernatural. He has enjoyed those tales and stories since childhood. He takes that love and puts it into this story, one that has had several iterations over the last 25 years. Travis has brought them all together for Not Like the Others. When not creating, the author enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, as well as their dogs, family, and friends. Along with his love for creating, Travis follows professional wrestling, MMA, football, and baseball, and never misses a big movie.







The Book Thief


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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times. When Death has a story to tell, you listen. It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombing raids as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement. In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak, author of I Am the Messenger, has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time. “The kind of book that can be life-changing.” —The New York Times “Deserves a place on the same shelf with The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.” —USA Today DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF.




City on the Lake


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For more than a hundred years, Buffalo was one of the world''s great industrial cities. Its grand office buildings and stately mansions overlooked a metropolis that was the eleventh largest industrial center in the United States, the third largest producer of steel, and the largest inland port. Its diverse ethnic heritage, represented by sizable enclaves of Irish, Italians, Poles, Jews, Germans, and African-Americans, gave the city a vibrant sense of community.But by the early 1970''s, all of that had changed. Unrest in the inner city had led to riots; student protests had shut down the city''s largest university; and the economy in Buffalo, as in all the "Rust Belt" cities, was crumbling as the nation entered the postindustrial age. The population was dropping, too, dramatically altering the streets and neighborhoods where the people of this aging metropolis had lived for generations. Like the Jerusalem of Jeremiah''s Lamentations, Buffalo was a dying city whose gates were desolate and whose people were embittered.It is here that Mark Goldman''s City on the Lake takes up its story. Goldman analyzes the factors that contributed to the city''s decline and describes the efforts of its leaders and citizens to restore Buffalo to its former vitality. Goldman presents the facts - like the immigration patterns in Old Buffalo and the intricate details of the city''s 1976 desegregation case - but he also introduces us to the people of Buffalo and puts the city''s history into context by interweaving it with the colorful ethnic patchwork of its day-to-day life.By the end of this careful analysis, Goldman''s narrative is one of hope. The 1980s witnessed the slow but sure calming of ethnic strife, a new mandate for quality education, and the revitalization of downtown. Goldman believes that the grandeur of Buffalo''s past will be recaptured and that Buffalonians are dedicated to building "new gates for the old city."




Beneath The Blue Moon


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**CASEY** I'm not looking for Mr. Right, not even Mr. Right Now. I have responsibilities that don't leave room for a relationship. Still, a girl has needs. After moving to Canid and meeting the small town's sheriff, I think he may just be the one to fulfill them. Ethan McKenzie is almost perfect. His one flaw? He wants to settle down. He's determined to prove he's the one for me, and when I stare into his chocolate eyes, I'm inclined to believe. However, the sheriff has secrets. Ones that could cost me my life. **ETHAN** Being the alpha of a wolf pack isn't easy. Not having a mate makes it even harder, especially with trouble brewing. The moment I caught a whiff of Casey Bryan's scent, I knew she was mine. But she's human. A purebred--alpha or not--mating with a human is unheard of. I not only have to convince her, but the entire pack, that she's the one. My secret puts her in danger, but I will protect her with my life. I've waited too long for her. Nothing will keep me from her. Intended for mature audiences.