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Sookie Stackhouse novels volume 3
Language
English
Description
Sookie's boyfriend has been very distant-in another state, distant. Now she's off to Mississippi to mingle with the underworld at Club Dead-a little haunt where the vampire elite go to chill out. But when she finally finds Bill-caught in an act of betrayal-she's not sure whether to save him...or sharpen some stakes.
22) Never fade
Author
Series
Darkest minds novels volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 23
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the second installment of The Darkest Minds trilogy, Ruby joins forces with the revolutionary Children's League to find critical information about the epidemic that has torn both her life and America apart"--
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Language
English
Description
Tony Hsieh--the widely-admired CEO of online shoe retailer Zappos--explains how he created a unique culture and commitment to service that aims to improve the lives of its employees, customers, vendors, and backers. Even better, he shows how creating happiness and record results go hand-in-hand.
Author
Series
Darkest minds novels volume 4
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
"Five years after the destruction of the so-called rehabilitation camps that imprisoned her and countless other Psi kids, seventeen-year-old Suzume 'Zu' Kimura must use her powerful voice to fight back and save the friends who were once her protectors"--
25) Shatter me
Author
Series
Shatter me volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Ostracized or incarcerated her whole life, seventeen-year-old Juliette is freed on the condition that she use her horrific abilities in support of The Reestablishment, a postapocalyptic dictatorship, but Adam, the only person ever to show her affection, offers hope of a better future.
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Language
English
Description
Handsome, impeccably tuxedoed Bruno Alexander travels the world winning large sums of money from amateur "whales" who think they can challenge his peerless acumen at backgammon. Fronted by his pasty, vampiric manager, Edgar Falk, Bruno arrives in Berlin after a troubling run of bad luck in Singapore. Perhaps it was the chance encounter with his crass childhood acquaintance Keith Stolarsky and his smoldering girlfriend Tira Harpaz. Or perhaps it was...
29) Burning lamp
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Series
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English
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The Arcane Society was born in turmoil when the friendship of its two founders evolved into a fierce rivalry. Sylvester Jones and Nicholas Winters each sought to enhance their individual psychic talents. Winters' efforts led to the creation of a device of unknown powers called the Burning Lamp. Each generation the Winters man who inherits it is destined to develop multiple talents -- and the curse of madness. Plagued by hallucinations and nightmares,...
30) The fates divide
Author
Series
Carve the mark volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
When Cyra's father Lazmet Noavek, a soulless tyrant thought to be dead, reclaims the throne, Cyra Noavek and Akos Kereseth are desperate to stop him from igniting a barbaric war.
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Language
English
Description
Ray Bradbury presents Zen in the Art of Writing, a collection from one of the most legendary voices in science fiction and fantasy on how his unbridled passion for creating worlds of infinite impossibilities made him a master of the craft. Part memoir, part philosophical guide, the essays in this book teach the joy of writing. Rather than focusing on the mechanics of putting words on paper, Bradbury's zen is found in the celebration of storytelling...
Author
Series
The Unwanteds volume 2
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
As the Wanteds, Unwanteds, and Necessaries struggle to adjust to changes in their society, Mr. Today begins training fourteen-year-old Alex to replace him as Artime's leader one day while Alex's disgraced twin, Aaron, connives to take over Quill.
Author
Publisher
Capstone
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
xvii, 326 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
There is a paradox. As children, most of us think we are highly creative; as adults many of us think we are not. What changes as children grow up? Organizations across the globe are competing in a world that is changing faster than ever. They say they need people who can think creatively, who are flexible and quick to adapt. Too often they say they can't find them. Why not? In this provocative and inspiring book Ken Robinson addresses three questions:...
34) A deadly web
Author
Series
Bishop files volume 2
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
John Brodie is a Guardian, a member of a secret network devoted to protecting the psychics in his charge from a ruthless — and virtually invisible — enemy. Tasha Solomon is unaware of the Guardians’ existence — until the night the gifted psychic suffers a shocking and violent attack and Brodie saves her life. Tough and resilient, Tasha isn’t used to depending on anyone. But the assault has left her vulnerable. Tasha doesn’t know who wants...
35) Neverseen
Author
Series
Keeper of the lost cities volume 4
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Sophie battles the rebels--and recovers dark memories from her past. She must question everything to find a truth that will either save her world--or shatter it."--
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
x, 241 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In The Real Work-the term magicians use for the accumulated craft that makes for a great trick-Gopnik becomes a dedicated student of several masters of their craft: a classical painter, a boxer, a dancing instructor, a driving instructor, and others. Rejecting self-help bromides and bullet points, he nevertheless shows that the top people in any field share a set of common qualities and methods. For one, their mastery is always a process of breaking...
Author
Series
Bishop files volume 1
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Within the FBI, there exists a team of psychics whose powers cannot be denied. But these agents are feared by a cabal of conspirators with only one weapon to blind the psychics to the evils all around them. Months ago Sarah Gallagher woke from a coma with psychic abilities she couldn't control. They changed her life and cost her the man she loved. And now, someone is playing games with Sarah's mind. It begins with Sarah's home being destroyed by...
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Language
English
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Description
Did you know that the most creative companies have centralized bathrooms? That brainstorming meetings are a terrible idea? That the color blue can help you double your creative output? From the New York Times best-selling author of How We Decide comes a sparkling and revelatory look at the new science of creativity. Shattering the myth of muses, higher powers, even creative “types,” Jonah Lehrer demonstrates that creativity is not a single gift...
Author
Publisher
Aventine Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
168 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Janet Nohavec has built her reputation as a medium and as a teacher of mediumship on the respect and integrity she gives to her work. In Where Two Worlds Meet, Janet shows you how to hone your own mediumistic gifts by sharing her proven, systematic techniques for practicing evidential mediumship -- the most credible way to build a bridge between this world and the next. For Janet, mediumship is sacred work that carries tremendous responsibility. In...
Author
Publisher
TarcherPerigee, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xxxii, 265 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Julia Cameron has inspired millions with her bestseller on creativity, The Artist’s Way. In It’s Never Too Late To Begin Again, she turns her eye to a segment of the population that, ironically, while they have more time to be creative, are often reluctant or intimidated by the creative process. Cameron shows readers that retirement can, in fact, be the most rich, fulfilling, and creative time of their lives. When someone retires, the newfound...
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