The Quotable Aries


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The confident, impatient Aries personality in 600+ quotes and examples from celebrated Aries Thomas Jefferson, Robert Frost, Aretha Franklin, Robert Downey Jr., Lady Gaga and more. The book addresses Aries traits such as Courage, Temper, and Moving On and includes more than a dozen Aries specialties such as more actor Oscars and more divas than any other zodiac sign.




Saving Silver (The Draak Legacy #1)


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From best-selling author Xavier Neal comes a brand-new, laugh-out-loud, paranormal romance you don't want to miss... I swear, one minute I'm dozing off during the night shift - don't judge me - and the next I'm being told I'm Fate Mated to an ancient dragon. An ancient dragon I couldn't help but save when he woke me up out of the aforementioned slumber - again, don't judge me. Now this same ancient dragon - that I'm apparently destined to be with - is doing everything he can to win me over, because it's up to me whether or not he'll live the rest of his life in absolute agony or absolute bliss. Oh, and let's not forget the fact we're being chased by elves, working with a grumpy Griffin, and have to rescue some poor kidnapped dragon before an evil corporation kills it. Ugh. Any chance this is all some crazy dream that I can't wake up from? No? Well, can't blame this human for asking.




Exile for Dreamers


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Exile for Dreamers is the second captivating installment in the Stranje House series for young adults by award-winning author Kathleen Baldwin. #1 New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot calls this romantic Regency adventure “completely original and totally engrossing.” It’s 1814. Napoleon has escaped his imprisonment on Elba. Britain is at war on four fronts. And at Stranje House, a School for Unusual Girls, five young ladies are secretly being trained for a world of spies, diplomacy, and war.... Tess Aubreyson can’t run far enough or fast enough to escape the prophetic dreams that haunt her. Dreams bring nothing but death and grief, and Tess refuses to accept that any good can come from the Sight—the curse that destroyed her mother. But when danger threatens Stranje House, Tess’s disturbing dreams become the only means of saving Lord Ravencross, the man she loves, and her fellow students. Tess’s traitorous friend, a former student at Stranje House, has returned to England, intent on paving the way for Napoleon’s invasion. Can the young ladies of Stranje House prevail once more? Or is England destined to fall into the hands of the power-mad dictator? Fans of genre-blending, romance, and action will love this second installment of the Stranje House series that began with A School for Unusual Girls. “Enticing from the first sentence.” —New York Times Book Review "This alternative history series will appeal to fans of Gail Carriger's works and The Cecelia and Kate novels by Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermer." —School Library Journal on A School for Unusual Girls At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.




Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One: The Lightning Thief


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The #1 New York Times Bestseller | Now a series on Disney+ 12-year-old Percy Jackson discovers he is the son of Poseidon in the opener to the hilarious, fast-paced adventure fantasy series for young readers ages 10 and up The eBook edition of the first book in Rick Riordan’s thrilling series, filled with magic, mythology, and plenty of monsters Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school again—he can't seem to stay out of trouble. Is he supposed to stand by while a bully picks on his scrawny best friend? Or not defend himself when his teacher turns into a monster and tries to kill him? Mythical creatures seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. What’s worse, he's angered a few of them: Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Percy and his friends Grover the satyr, and Annabeth, the demigod daughter of Athena, must find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. They travel cross country to the gates of the Underworld in Los Angeles, facing a host of enemies determined to stop them. Withmillions of copies and over 10 years spent on the New York Times bestseller list, Percy has also become a movie, a Broadway musical, and now a Disney+ series. He continues to find fans in classrooms and libraries across the world.




Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe


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Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry loner with a brother in prison, but when he meets Dante and they become friends, Ari starts to ask questions about himself, his parents, and his family that he has never asked before.




The Quotable Capricorn


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The Quotable Capricorn describes the controlled, responsible Capricorn personality with more than 600 quotes and examples from famous Capricorns Benjamin Franklin, Rudyard Kipling, Katie Couric, Tiger Woods and more. Capricorns describe their natural Talents for hard work and responsibility in one chapter, addressing Challenges like negativity and low self-esteem in another. Chapters about Work, Creativity, Sports and Relationships show how the Capricorn traits of ambition and endurance come through in specific arenas. The Quotable Capricorn reveals a dozen Capricorn specialties such as more prominent broadcasters and more world-famous political spouses than any other zodiac sign.




The Quotable Scorpio


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The Quotable Scorpio describes the powerful, possessive Scorpio personality with more than 600 quotes and examples from famous Scorpios like Martin Luther, Pablo Picasso, Condoleezza Rice and Bill Gates. Scorpios describe their natural Talents for commitment and personal evolution in one chapter, addressing Challenges like jealousy and control in another. Chapters about Work, Creativity, Sports and Relationships show how the Scorpio traits of intensity and sexuality come through in specific arenas. The Quotable Scorpio reveals a dozen Scorpion specialties such as more U.S. First Ladies and more unlawful celebrity behavior than any other zodiac sign.




The Quotable Libra


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The Quotable Libra describes the pleasant, thoughtful Libra personality with more than 600 quotes and examples from famous Librans like Eleanor Roosevelt, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Lennon and Will Smith. Celebrated Librans describe their natural Talents for peace and idealism in one chapter, addressing Challenges like laziness and moodiness in another. Chapters about Work, Creativity, Sports and Relationships show how the Libra traits of honesty and partner orientation come through in specific arenas. The Quotable Libra reveals a dozen Libra specialties such as more U.S. Chief Justices and more Nobel Peace Prize recipients than any other zodiac sign.




The Quotable Aquarius


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The Quotable Aquarius describes the innovative, objective Aquarius personality with more than 600 quotes and examples from famous Aquarians Abraham Lincoln, Charles Dickens, Oprah Winfrey, Justin Timberlake and more. Material is organized by Aquarian traits like Individuality, Vision, and Erratic Behavior and includes more than a dozen Aquarian specialties such as more U.S. Presidents and more superstar athletes than any other zodiac sign. The book includes more than 75 Aquarian leaders, 150 Aquarian artists, 100 Aquarian athletes, and 150 famous Aquarian relationships.




The Network Reshapes the Library


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Since he began posting in 2003, Dempsey has used his blog to explore nearly every important facet of library technology, from the emergence of Web 2.0 as a concept to open source ILS tools and the push to web-scale library management systems.